| No. 23 Squadron |
Squadron badge | | Information | | Role | AWACS | | Aircraft Operated | E-3 Sentry | | Home Station | RAF Waddington | | Motto | "Semper Aggressus (Always having attacked)" | | History | | Date Founded | 1 September 1915 | | Badge | An eagle preying on a falcon | | Notable Battle Honours | Home Defence 1916, Western Front 1916-1918, Somme 1916, Arras, Ypres 1917, Somme 1918, Channel & North Sea 1939-1940, Fortress Europe 1940-1944, Norht Africa 1943, Sicily 1943, Italy 1943-1944, Anzio & Nettuno, France & Germany 1944-1945, Ruhr 1944-1945, Kosovo, Iraq 2003 | No. 23 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. This image is Crown copyright protected. ...
The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed by commanders of U.S., NATO and other allied air defense forces. ...
RAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire England. ...
The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ...
The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed by commanders of U.S., NATO and other allied air defense forces. ...
RAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire England. ...
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England, traditionally the second largest after Yorkshire. ...
The RAF AWACS fleet is made up of seven E-3Ds, with the UK designation Sentry AEW1 and the aircraft are pooled between 23 Sqn and No. 8 Squadron. US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft is prepared for flight in November 1997 Cockpit of RAF E-3 Sentry undergoing upgrades Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is a radar-based electronic system designed to carry out airborne surveillance, and C3 (command, control and communications) functions for both...
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The squadron has a strong heritage in the air defence role, operating Lightnings, Phantoms and Tornado F3s. With its Phantoms the squadron was deployed to Port Stanley airfield, Falkland Islands after their recapture from Argentina. They remained here until 1988 when its duty was assumed by 1435 Flt. The squadron then reformed at RAF Leeming with the Panavia Tornado which it operated until 1994. The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, particularly remembered for its natural metal exterior that was used throughout much of its service life with the Royal Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force. ...
F-4 re-directs here; for alternate uses, see F4 The F-4 Phantom II (simply F-4 Phantom after 1990) is a two-place (tandem), supersonic, long-range, all-weather fighter-bomber built by McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ...
The RAF Tornado F3 is a fighter/interceptor version of the Panavia Tornado in service with the Royal Air Force. ...
From the air Port Stanley, also known as Stanley (briefly renamed Puerto Argentino during the Argentine occupation in the Falklands War), is the capital and only town in the Falkland Islands, located on the isle of East Falkland. ...
1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
While the UK officially does not foresee any threat to the Falkland Islands, it maintains significant military forces as a deterrent against any aggressor. ...
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1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
The squadron assumed the AEW role in 1996, sharing the RAF's Sentry AEW1 with No. 8 Squadron. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
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