RAF Sealand is a Royal Air Force station in Flintshire, North Wales. The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location relative to the some of the British Isles (other parts of the UK shown on the map are in pink). ...
Sealand is a communications support base for RAF operations around the world. It functions as a first line repair base for avionics equipment for all three services. No 631 Volunteer Glider School operates at Sealand. In Apr 06 631 VGS will relocate to RAF Woodvale. The onboard electronics used for piloting an aircraft are called avionics(AVI-ation electr-ONICS). ...
It was originally a civilian airfield and was taken over by the military in 1916 for training. No 30 Maintenance unit was formed there in 1939. In 1951 the base was taken over by the United States Air Force, and handed back to the RAF in 1957. 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... :-* 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Under the round of defence cuts announced in 2004 RAF Sealand is scheduled to close in April 2006, the units there being moved to RAF Scampton.WEF 13 Jan 06 this was changed to RAF Leeming. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... RAF Scampton is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England. ...
The Electronics Business Unit of the Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) occupies part of the Sealand site and will remain at Sealand after the closure of the RAF station. The business unit is responsible for the repair and maintenance of Avionic equipment and operates as part of a Trading Fund of the Ministry of Defence.
Sealand is possibly the world's best-known micronation, and although its claims to sovereignty and legitimacy are not recognized by any traditional States, it is nevertheless sometimes cited in debates as an interesting case study of how various principles of international law can be applied to a disputed territory.
Sealand's royals are all believed to retain UK citizenship, and the family has not been in permanent residence on the Roughs Tower facility since 1999.
Sealand is not a member of the Universal Postal Union, which regulates the sending of mail between countries, and its address is in what it claims is a foreign country.
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