NationMaster - Encyclopedia: No. 10 Squadron RAF

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Role	Air Transport / Air-Refuelling
Aircraft Operated	Vickers VC-10
Home Station	RAF Brize Norton
Motto	"Rem acu tangere (To hit the mark)"
History
Date Founded	1 January 1915
Badge	A Winged Arrow
Notable Battle Honours	Western Front 1915-1918, Loos, Somme 1916, Arras, Somme 1918, Channel and North Sea 1940-1945, Norway 1940, Ruhr 1940-1945, Fortress Europe 1940-1944, German Ports 1940-1945, Biscay Ports 1940-1945, Berlin 1940-1945, Invasion Ports 1940, France and Germany 1944-1945, Norway 1944, Rhine, Gulf 1991

No. 10 Squadron (now disbanded) of the Royal Air Force operated the Vickers VC10 C1 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. This image is Crown copyright protected. ... The VC-10 airliner was designed and built by Vickers (part of the British Aircraft Corporation) in the 1960s. ... RAF Brize Norton is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The VC-10 airliner was designed and built by Vickers in the 1960s. ... RAF Brize Norton is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom. ...

Current Role

Introduced as air transport aircraft, the VC10 C1 fleet was modified in 1993 to allow it operate in the AAR role as well by the installation of wing mounted refueling pods. The aircraft are now known as C1(K)s. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... USAF KC-135R Stratotanker, two F-15s (twin fins) and two F-16s, on an aerial refueling training mission Aerial refueling, also called in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR), is the practice of transferring fuel from one aircraft to another during flight. ...

The most visible role No. 10 squadron's VC10s have played is that of VIP transport and aeromedical evacuations. In the VIP role the C1s have flown the British Royal Family, government ministers and Prime Ministers around the world. In recent times it has been announced that the VC10 VIP role has been phased out, VIP transport now carried out by chartered British Airways 767s and the RAF BAe 146 fleet. However Prime Minister Tony Blair has reverted to the VC10 for more sensitive flights, notably during his diplomacy to Pakistan and the Middle East after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... Air Canada Boeing 767-300 British Airways Boeing 767-300 The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The BAe 146 (also known as the Avro RJ) is a medium-sized commercial aircraft manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS. It carries its four jet engines on a high wing above the fuselage; not below, or at mid-fuselage, as on most conventional civilian aircraft. ... The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... A huge plume of smoke and fire is seen coming from the North Tower. ...

The squadron disbanded on 14th October 2005. The aircraft possessed by the squadron were given to 101 squadron. No. ...

History

Formed in 1915 during World War One at Farnborough, 10 Squadron served on the Western Front in France in the spotting and bombing roles with a variety of aircraft types. Like many other squadrons, it was disbanded in 1919 following the end of the war. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Farnborough is a town in the Rushmoor borough of Hampshire in South East England. ...

The squadron reformed as a bomber unit at RAF Upper Heyford in 1928, before moving to RAF Dishforth in 1937. During this time, the unit operated a variety of types, including Hyderabads, Hinaidis, Virginias and Heyfords, beginning the Second World War equipped with the Whitley. The squadron remained a part of Bomber Command throughout the war, re-equipping with the Halifax in 1941. RAF Upper Heyford was a Royal Air Force station near the village of Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire, UK. During the Cold War, the station served as a base for United States Air Force units in the UK. The airfield is today used for storage of motor vehicles. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... RAF Dishforth is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the RAFs bomber forces. ... Halifax W1057 ZA-X of No. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ...

Following the end of the war in Europe in 1945, the Squadron spent four years with Transport Command flying Dakotas, first in India and then, after a short disbandment, in Europe, taking part in the Berlin Airlift. RAF Transport Command was an RAF Command which controlled all transport aircraft of the air force. ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... The Berlin Blockade, one of the first major crises of the Cold War, occurred from June 24, 1948 - May 11, 1949 when the Soviet Union blocked Western railroad and street access to West Berlin. ...

No 10 Squadron reverted to its original bomber role in the 1950s and early 1960s, seeing it take part in the Suez Crisis, equipped with the Canberra, and then flying Victors at RAF Cottesmore. Combatants Israel, France, United Kingdom Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan (CoS of the IDF) General Sir Charles Keightley (C-in-C), Vice-Admiral Pierre Barjot (Deputy) Gamal Abdel Nasser Strength 45,000 British, 34,000 French, 175,000 Israeli 300,000 Egyptians Casualties 189 Israelis KIA, unknown number WIA, 16 British... The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft, one of the V bombers intended to carry Britains nuclear arsenal. ... RAF Cottesmore is a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England. ...

In 1966, the squadron became the first to receive the new VC10, reverting to an air transport squadron at RAF Fairford in the July of that year. The unit moved to Brize Norton in 1967, where it remains to this day, still operating the VC10 C1. The C1 differs from all other RAF VC10s in that they were delivered newly built as strategic transports. The VC10 K3 and K4s of 101 Squadron are all converted airliners. RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England, near to Fairford. ... No. ...

RAF VC-10

14 VC10 C1s were delivered to 10 Squadron between 1966 and 1967. The C1 is not a simple conversion of a civil VC10, it combines the short fuselage of the Standard VC10 with the wing and more powerful engines of the Super VC10. The C1 can carry 139 passengers in rear facing seats, eight standard pallets or up to 78 medical evacuation stretchers. The strengthened floor allowed the C1 to transport 1,000lb bombs for the Tornado GR1 force during the Gulf War, each aircraft carrying 50 per flight. During the war, 10 Sqn flew 1,326 sorties in over 5,000 hours. Download high resolution version (996x751, 61 KB)RAF Vickers VC-10 IMAGE COPYRIGHT SVEN TOBERGTE Used with the kind permission of Sven Tobergte. ... Download high resolution version (996x751, 61 KB)RAF Vickers VC-10 IMAGE COPYRIGHT SVEN TOBERGTE Used with the kind permission of Sven Tobergte. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 12 Sqn Tornado GR1 The RAF Tornado GR1 was the first generation version of the Panavia Tornado strike aircraft of the Royal Air Force. ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. ...

The squadron has also taken part in most other operations involving British forces, including the 1982 Falklands War and the 2003 war in Iraq. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The VC10 will remain in service with 101 Squadron until around 2008, when the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft is due to start replacing them (most likely the C1s first.) The Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) will provide aerial refueling (AR) and Air Transport (AT) for the Royal Air Force using a version of the Airbus A330 MRTT. The Royal Australian Air Force announced in April 2004 that they had selected Airbus to provide tankers to a similar specification. ...

History

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