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No. 135 Expeditionary Air Wing
No. 135 Expeditionary Air Wing, previously No. 135 Wing, is a wing of the Royal Air Force. It was stationed at RAF Leeming, controlling the deployable subunits of the base (but not the flying squadrons). It was activated on 1 April 2006 as part of a modernisation package to make the RAF more deployable on an expeditionary basis. Second World War The wing may have been active as early as February 1944 with No. 222 Squadron RAF, 222, 349th Squadron (Belgium), 349 (Belgian) and No. 485 Squadron RNZAF, 485 (NZ) Squadrons. In June 1944, the wing was part of No. 84 Group RAF, 2nd TAF at RAF Selsey, Sussex, with the same three squadrons flying the Spitfire IX LF. The wing was part of No. 18 Fighter Sector of three wings with its headquarters in turn at RAF Chailey nearby.Ellis, ''Normandy'', Appendix VI: 'Allied Air Forces'. From September 1944 until May 1945, still with 84 Group, moving forward in North West Europe, it included No. 33 Squadron RAF, 33, 222, No. 274 Squadron RAF, 274 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraldic Badges Of The Royal Air Force
Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force are the insignia of certain commands, squadrons, units, wings, groups, branches and stations within the Royal Air Force. They are also commonly known as crests, especially by serving members of the Royal Air Force, but officially they are badges. Each badge must be approved by the reigning monarch of the time, and as such will either have a Tudor Crown (heraldry), King's or St Edward's Crown, Queen's Crown upon the top of the badge, dependent upon which monarch granted approval and the disbandment date of the unit.Most units/squadrons and bases had their badges updated to the Queen's Crown sometime after her accession, (although in some cases many years elapsed before the badge was updated). Most of the flying units were disbanded after the Second World War, so their badges retained the King's Crown. Queen Elizabeth II promulgated an order in October 1954 detailing that all current badges in use, and from that date on, were to use the Queen's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
