Stations Flashcards

(15 cards)

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Akrotiri

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Joint ops base, fwd mounting for Middle East, fast jet training, op shader

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Ascension

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Staging for Falklands, defend south Atlantic

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Gibraltar

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Staging post for ops and nato exercises

Runway used by civvies

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4
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Mount pleasant (Falklands)

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Typhoons, voyager, a400m

QRA in south Atlantic and support to Antarctic

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5
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Boulmer

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Home to ASCAS (air surveillance and control system) defending uk airspace

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6
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Fylingdales

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Ballistic missile early warning radar site, joint with USA

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7
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Henlow

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Forensics, aviation medicine

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8
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High Wyecombe

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Air cmd

National air and space ops centre

Scrambles the typhoons for QRA

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9
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Northolt

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Envoy to transport VIPS

KCS

Strategic London location

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10
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Spadeadam

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Electronic warfare facility

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11
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St Mawgan

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SERE training

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12
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Waddo

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ISTAR, AWC

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13
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Wittering

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Expeditionary logistics wing and support wing

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14
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Wyton

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Stratcom

National centre for geospatial intelligence

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15
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Swannick

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London area control centre at NATS

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