| No. XXV Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 25 September 1915 |
| Role | Air defence |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Leeming |
| Motto | "Feriens tego" (Striking I defend) |
| Equipment | Panavia Tornado F3. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1915: Events January January 19 - First Zeppelin raid on the RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout |
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| Identification symbol |
A hawk rising on a gauntlet |
No. 25 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Panavia Tornado F3, from RAF Leeming. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK. It is due to disband by April 2008.
History
25 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed in September 1915. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. The squadron moved to RAF Northolt, and in the Second World War flew Blenheims on night patrols. RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in north west Greater London, England. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout By the closing stages of the war the squadron was almost entirely committed to bomber escort missions. The squadron re-equipped with Meteor jets in 1954. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Squadron disbanded in June 1958. On July 1, 1958 No. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 153 Squadron was renumbered as No. 25 Sqn and continued to fly Meteors until their replacement in 1959 by Javelin. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
No. 25 squadron disbanded again in 1962, reforming a year later as the RAF's first Bloodhound surface-to-air missile unit. A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft In this role the squadron moved to RAF Bruggen in 1970, with detachments also protecing RAF Laarbruch and RAF Wildenrath. The former Royal Air Force Station Brüggen, more commonly known as RAF Brüggen, in Germany was a major station of the Royal Air Force until RAF Laarbruch (motto Ein' Feste Burg - "A Fortress Sure" located on the Germany / Netherlands border was home to various first-line The former Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath, commonly known as RAF Wildenrath, was a Royal Air Force Military Airbase which In 1983 the squadron moved to RAF Wyton, similarly protecting RAF Barkston Heath and RAF Wattisham. RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force station near St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. RAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force station near Grantham, Lincolnshire. For information relating to the base as it is today see Wattisham Airfield.
Current role
The RAF withdrew the Bloodhound in 1989 and on August 1 the squadron reformed at Leeming in its present role. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Its primary role was Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) for Mid and South England and Wales operating from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Sadly, the squadron disbanded on April 4, 2008. The squadron's Tornados have been relocated to RAF Leuchars and have joined the remaining active F3 sqns there. During the disbandment parade, the Commander in Chief of the RAF hinted that this may not mean the end for XXV Squadron in the future, although it is no evidence at this time that it is to become a fighter squadron.
25 (F) Squadron disbanded at RAF Leeming on April 4th, 2008.
See also
other F3 squadrons
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- No. 43 Squadron - RAF Leuchars
- No. 56 (Reserve) Squadron - RAF Leuchars
- No. 111 Squadron - RAF Leuchars
- No. 1435 Flight - RAF Mount Pleasant
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