| RAF Leeming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: EGXE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||
| Location | Leeming Bar | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 132 ft / 40 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 7,520 | 2,292 | Asphalt |
RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
It opened in 1940 as a bomber station during the Second World War. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1943 the station was assigned to No. 6 Group Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with a sub-station at RAF Skipton-on-Swale. No 6 Group RCAF was an organization of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF Bomber squadrons which operated from airfields in Yorkshire, England RAF Skipton-on-Swale was a Royal Air Force air station operated by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The main aircraft operated were Whitley, Stirling, Halifax and Lancaster bombers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction A bomber is a Military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets primarily by dropping Bombs on them Following the war, the station became a night fighter base, equipped initially with Mosquito and then with Meteor and Javelin aircraft before becoming a Training Command airfield in 1961. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Training Command was the RAF's command responsible for flying and ground training The Station was then home to No. 3 Flying Training School, equipped with the Jet Provost aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [1] It functioned as a training base until 1988 when it reopened as a frontline air defence base armed with Tornado F3s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Initially it hosted Nos 11, 23, and 25(XXV) Squadrons, all flying the F3. No 11 or XI(F Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron The squadron operated the Tornado F3 until No 23 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire No 25 Squadron (alternatively No XXV Squadron) was a Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
Until October 2005, it housed two Tornado squadrons, which were half of the fighter squadrons of the RAF. Only one Tornado squadron remains (No XXV Squadron) which is also disbanding in March 2008. In addition there is a BAe Hawk squadron based at the station which provides an air combat training service. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Currently Leeming is one of the three UK air defence bases, the others being RAF Leuchars in Fife, Scotland which is also equipped with F3s and since June 2007 RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire which is home to Typhoon F2s. RAF Leuchars is the most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. RAF Coningsby, is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Coningsby will take over from Leeming as England's main air defence base by 2008 when 3 Sqn becomes fully operational. No 3 (F Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Typhoon F2 /FGR4 and T1 from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
The future of RAF Leeming following the disbandment of its remaining Tornado squadron was not clear for a period. Under current plans by the UK Ministry of Defence, Air Combat Service Support units of 2 Group and personnel from RAF Boulmer and elsewhere who were destined to move to RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire will now be stationed at Leeming due to problems with accommodation at Scampton. The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters Number 2 Group is a Group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918 served from 1918-20 from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947 from 1948 RAF Boulmer is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland and is currently home to ASACS Force Command Control and Reporting Center RAF Scampton is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England, near the village of Scampton, on the site of an old As of 2006 this move is underway.
It is not clear if Leeming, which was substantially rebuilt less than twenty years ago, will continue as a flying base. However, the Red Arrows, who are also based at Scampton, will need relocating before the Scampton station is disposed of, likely by the end of the decade, and a move to Leeming is a possibility. The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the Aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Scampton Even the new Typhoon has not been ruled out.
No 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) was formed at the station on 1 April 2006 and encompasses most of the non-formed unit personnel. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The EAW does not include the flying squadrons or any other formed units. The station commander at RAF Leeming is also the commander of the wing.
References
- ^ History of Airfield from RAF Leeming Noise Insulation Grant Scheme survey report
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