RAF Waddington
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Waddington-based Hawker-Siddeley (now BAE Systems) Nimrod R.1 |
RAF Waddington is a
Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire
England. It is presently home to the RAF's Sentry AEW1 and
Nimrod R1 aircraft. The station is also home to
No. 34 Expeditionary Air WingThe airfield will also soon be home to the new Raytheon Sentinel R1
ASTOR ground-surveillance/intelligence aircraft of
5 Sqn.
RAF Waddington has in the last few years revived its Waddington International Air Show, which usually takes place in the last weekend of June, attracting up to 100,000 visitors and representatives of Air Forces from all round the world. There is an outdoor viewing area east of the A15 road close to the northern end of the long runway which was designed to accommodate
V-bombers. Short-term visits from different
NATO and Swiss fighter squadrons generate occasional additional noise and interest, as the runway is conveniently placed for offshore practice firing ranges above the
North Sea.
No. 34 Expeditionary Air Wing was formed at Waddington on 1st April 2006 encompassing all of the flying units at the station. The station commander is dual-hatted as the commander of the wing.
Waddington is currently home to:
* No 5 (Army Co-operation) Sqn - ASTOR/Sentinel R1
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No. 8 Sqn - Sentry
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No. 23 Sqn - Sentry
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No. 51 Sqn - Nimrod R1
* No. 26 Sqn - Ground Based Air Defence
* No. 2503 Sqn - RAuxAF Force Sustainment
RAF Waddington is also the main site for the
Air Warfare Centre.
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List of RAF stations*
RAF Waddington*
Air Warfare Centre, RAF Waddington*
RAF History - Waddington
