RAF Coningsby, is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. For many years forming part of the UK air defence system, the station is now the home of No. XVII Squadron RAF and No. 29 Squadron RAF flying the Eurofighter Typhoon F2 and T1. The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... No. ... No. ... British Eurofighter Development Aircraft (DA) The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers, Eurofighter GmbH, formed in 1983. ... For history and background of the Eurofighter programme please see Eurofighter Typhoon. ... For history and background of the Eurofighter programme please see Eurofighter Typhoon. ...

The base was opened in 1940 as a bomber base. Following World War II the base received Avro Vulcans which were transferred to RAF Cottesmore in 1964. Phantoms arrived in 1966 and stayed until the Tornado F3 squadrons began to form. To accommodate these new aircraft extensive hardened aircraft shelters (HAS) and support facilites were built. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 18 million Civilian dead: 33 million Full list Military dead: 7 million Civilian dead: 4 million Full list World War II, also known as the Second World... The Avro Vulcan was a British-built jet-engined, delta-winged subsonic bomber, once part of the RAFs V bomber force. ... RAF Cottesmore is a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 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 (originally McDonnell Aircraft Corporation) McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ... The Panavia Tornado is a jet engine fighter-bomber and interceptor jointly developed as the Multi-role combat aircraft - or MRCA - by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. ... RAF Tornado F3 The Tornado F3 is a fighter/interceptor version of the Panavia Tornado in service with the Royal Air Force. ...

Coningsby was the first airfield to receive the Tornado ADV and will be the first to receive its replacement, the Eurofighter Typhoon. 56 Squadron was based there until March 2003 but has relocated to RAF Leuchars to allow airfield improvements required for the arrival of the Typhoon. 5 Squadron also flew F3s from Coningsby until its disbandment in 2003. Categories: Military stubs | Fife | Royal Air Force stations ...

Coningsby is also the home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (since the mid-1970s) and their Visitor Centre. The BBMF operate one of two remaining airworthy Avro Lancaster Bombers in the world. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is a Royal Air Force aerial display group comprising an Avro Lancaster, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane. ...

• Location map of Coningsby

See also

• List of RAF stations