No. 30 Squadron RAF
Active	24 March 1915
Role	Air transport
Garrison/HQ	RAF Lyneham
Motto	"Ventre a terre" (All out)
Equipment	C-130 Hercules
Battle honours	Ceylon April 1942
Insignia
Identification symbol	A date palm tree

No. RAF Lyneham is a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A battle honour is a military tradition practised in the Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye

The RAF transport fleet is in a period of flux and the Hercules C4/C5 fleet is a major part of this. The RAF ordered 25 of the aircraft with first deliveries in 1999. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1999: Events February February 16 - Gulfstream II carrying The first generation Hercules C1/C3 fleet is due to be replaced by 25 Airbus A400Ms at which time RAF Lyneham will close. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This will see RAF's transport aircraft concentrated at RAF Brize Norton with the C-17 and tanker fleets. RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom, is the largest airbase of the Royal Air Force WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is

Previous Aircraft Operated

• Farman Longhorn 1915
• Farman Shorthorn 1915-1916
• Voisin LA. S 1915
• Henry Farman F27 1915
• Caudron G.3 1915
• Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 1915-1917
• Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 1917-19
• Airco D.H.9 1921-1929
• Westland Wapiti 1929-1935
• Hawker Hardy 1935-1938
• Bristol Blenheim 1938-1941
• Hawker Hurricane 1941-1944
• Republic Thunderbolt 1944-1946
• Hawker Tempest F2 1946
• Douglas Dakota 1947-1950
• Vickers Valetta 1950-1957
• Blackburn Beverley 1957-1967
• Lockheed Hercules 1968-present

References

Notes

Bibliography

See also

• List of RAF squadrons

• Other RAF Hercules
  • No. 24 Squadron
  • No. 47 Squadron
  • No. 70 Squadron

This is a list of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons. It includes Royal Flying Corps (RFC and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS squadrons incorporated into the PLEASE SCROLL DOWN IN ORDER TO EDIT THE ARTICLE--> No XXIV' or 24 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the C-130J Hercules C No 47 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Hercules from RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire No LXX or 70 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Lockeed Hercules from RAF Lyneham

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