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Encyclopedia > RAF Valley

RAF Valley is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It provides advanced pilot training using the BAE Hawks for pilots.


No. 4 Flying Training School takes RAF and Royal Navy pilots from 1FTS at RAF Linton on Ouse and trains them to fly fast jets, prior to training on an Operational Conversion Unit. 4 FTS is divided into two squadrons; 208 Sqn provides the advanced flying training, students then moving onto 19 Sqn to receive tactics and weapons training.


Valley is also home to 'C' Flight of 22 Sqn with Sea King helicopters. These are busy in the Search and Rescue role, rescuing people from ships in the Irish Sea, from the mountains of nearby Snowdonia and elsewhere.


RAF Mona, also on Anglesey, acts as a relief landing ground.


External link

RAF Station Valley (http://www.rafvalley.org/)


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Defence Internet | About Defence | DS&C OHS - NIGS RAF Valley (538 words)
RAF Valley was reviewed in May 1996 which identified an increase in air movements and recommended a new survey, due to lack of manpower RAF Valley was predictively surveyed during the annual daily movement figures (ADM) obtained from the review, which found that small extensions to the 70dB(A) contour was needed.
RAF Valley was surveyed in late summer 1998, but unfortunately there was a severe lack of aircraft using the station at the time of the survey, which caused the survey to have to be cancelled.
RAF Valley was due to be reviewed in January 2006; unfortunately the placing of NIGS into suspension due to unavailability of money to fund the scheme has resulted in the postponement of the review for the foreseeable future.
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