RAF Coningsby

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RAF Coningsby (IATA: QCY, ICAO: EGXC), is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. The station is the home of No. XVII(Test and Evaluation) Squadron - the Operational Evaluational Unit, No. 29(R) Squadron - the Operational Conversion Unit and No. 3(F) Squadron - the first Typhoon Operational Squadron, flying the Eurofighter Typhoon F2 and T1. No 11 Squadron joined the station as a Typhoon unit in 2007.

Since June 2007 the Typhoons of No. 3(F) Squadron have formed part of air defence of the UK along with RAF Leeming near Northallerton in North Yorkshire and RAF Leuchars near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, both of which were equipped with Tornado F3 fighters but Leeming lost its last Tornados in 2008 with the disbandment of 25 Squadron and its concentration on being the RAF's communications hub. The station is also home to No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing.

Order of Battle

121 Expeditionary Air Wing
No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing was formed at Coningsby on 1 April 2006 and encompasses most of the non-formed unit personnel. The EAW does not include any of the flying squadrons. The Station Commander is triple-hatted as the Commanding Officer of the Wing and as Typhoon Force Commander.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expeditionary_Air_Wing

Air Combat 1 Group

No. 3(F) Squadron RAF - operating Typhoon T3, FGR4
www.raf.mod.uk/rafconingsby/aboutus/3fightersquadron.cf...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAF

No. 11 Squadron RAF - operating Typhoon T1, F2, FGR4
www.raf.mod.uk/rafconingsby/aboutus/xisquadron.cfm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._11_Squadron_RAF

No. 29 (Reserve) Squadron RAF - Typhoon T3, FGR4
www.raf.mod.uk/rafconingsby/aboutus/29reservesquadron.c...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._29_Squadron_RAF

Air Warfare Centre

No. 17 (Test and Evaluation) Squadron RAF - operating Typhoon FGR4, T3
www.raf.mod.uk/rafconingsby/aboutus/17reservesquadron.c...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._17_Squadron_RAF

No. 41 (Test and Evaluation) Squadron RAF - operating Tornado GR4/GR4A
Also based at Coningsby is the RAF's Fast Jet and Weapons Operational Evaluation Unit (FJWOEU), a merger of the Strike/Attack OEU (previously at Boscombe Down), the Tornado F.3 OEU (previously at RAF Waddington) and the Air-Guided Weapons OEU (previously at RAF Valley). Today, the unit operates under the shadow squadron numberplate of No.41(Test and Evaluation) Sqn since 1 April 2006 and, as part of the Air Warfare Centre, is tasked with operational testing and evaluation of existing and forthcoming aircraft and weapons.

www.raf.mod.uk/rafconingsby/aboutus/41reservesquadron.c...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._41_Squadron_RAF

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
(see separate tag on Hangar located on western side of main base)
www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/

Runway 08/26 2744 x 46m

This is where the Bugatti Veron raced the Euro fighter Typhoon in the 2 mile drag race in episode 3 of the BBC's "Top Gear" series 10.