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Former Royal Air Force station in Devon, England
Royal Air Force Chivenor, or more simply RAF Chivenor, (ICAO: EGDC) is a former Royal Air Force station located on the northern shore of the River Taw
RAF_Chivenor
Military base in Devon, England
Royal Air Force (RAF) and was operational between May 1940 and 1995 when it was transferred to the Royal Marines. The name Chivenor is first attested
RM_Chivenor
Former Royal Air Force station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
RAF Chivenor in November 1945. No. 58 and No. 502 Sqns used the airfield to undertake anti-submarine patrols from February 1944, while based at RAF St
RAF_Brawdy
British Royal Air Force officer and Gulf War prisoner of war (born 1961)
RAF Chivenor, RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Laarbruch. In 1987 he became a staff pilot at the Air Navigation School of No. 6 Flying Training School at RAF Finningley
John_Peters_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force helicopter search and rescue unit, 1941-2016
at RAF Thornaby Vickers Warwick 3 September 1945 to 10 March 1946 - HQ at RAF Beccles HMS Gannet RNAS Culdrose RMB Chivenor Wattisham RAF Valley RAF Boulmer
RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force
Regiment Units In The Royal Air Force
This is a list of units of the Royal Air Force Regiment. The RAF Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force and is charged mainly with
List_of_RAF_Regiment_units
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
before moving to RAF Chivenor. No. 408 Squadron RCAF between 14 September 1942 and 27 August 1943 with the Halifax V and I before moving to RAF Linton-on-Ouse
RAF_Leeming
Military unit
Mk VIII maritime reconnaissance-bombers. Formed on 8 January 1942 at RAF Chivenor 1417 (LLT) Flt was re-formed as No. 172 Squadron from 4 April 1942 onwards
No._1417_Flight_RAF
British air force unit dealing with captured enemy aircraft
more recent British acquisition, after the pilot landed at night at RAF Chivenor in the belief it was an airfield in France; the crew had made a navigational
No._1426_Flight_RAF
Royal Air Force unit established during WW1
July 1991, the Squadron was reformed as No. 92 (Reserve) Squadron at RAF Chivenor flying the British Aerospace Hawk until October 1994. No. 92 Squadron
No._92_Squadron_RAF
List of Operational Training Units (OTUs) of the British Royal Air Force (RAF)
Archives, Kew AIR29/637 Lake, p. 146 "RAF History: Bomber Command 60th Anniversary: No. 52 Squadron". www.RAF.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 2004. Retrieved
List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units
Former Royal Air Force flying training school
Hunting/BAC Jet Provost T.3A and T.5A trainers. Its final iteration came at RAF Chivenor, Devon when 2 Tactical Weapons Unit was redesignated as 7 FTS with the
No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
No._7_Flying_Training_School_RAF
Village in south Devon, England
support staff rather than large flying squadrons, nearby airfields like RAF Chivenor hosted various squadrons, including potentially No. 254 Squadron (Beaufighters)
East_Prawle
Former Royal Air Force training unit
aircrew training went to RAF Kinloss, and later RAF Silloth, with the Bristol Beaufort aircrew training remaining at RAF Chivenor. On 29 July 1941 the aircrew
No. 3 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF
No._3_(Coastal)_Operational_Training_Unit_RAF
2007, p. 105. Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since
List of Royal Air Force Glider units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Glider_units
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code
List_of_RAF_squadron_codes
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
number was transferred to No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit. based at RAF Chivenor, North Devon, as the 'Shadow' designation for one of its constituent
No._63_Squadron_RAF
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
at RAF Finningley and it had flights at: A Flight – RAF Chivenor, Devon B Flight – RAF Leuchars, Fife C Flight – RAF Valley, Anglesey D Flight – RAF Leconfield
No._22_Squadron_RAF
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
squadron operated within RAF Coastal Command from 24 October 1944. On its return to the UK, the squadron was based at RAF Chivenor in Devon and carried out
No._14_Squadron_RAF
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1906–1992)
Navigation Officer at Headquarters RAF Flying Training Command in 1941. In 1943 he became Station Commander at RAF Chivenor where his role was to harry U-boats
Edward_Chilton
Royal Air Force main operating base in Moray, Scotland
Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or RAF Lossiemouth (IATA: LMO, ICAO: EGQS) is a Royal Air Force station located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth
RAF_Lossiemouth
Theft and subsequent crash of a military plane
weeks after the event he went on a course and met another armourer from RAF Chivenor. Nash says he was told that at least one Hawker Hunter was scrambled
1969 RAF Mildenhall C-130 theft
1969_RAF_Mildenhall_C-130_theft
Organisation and equipment in 1989
Harrier GR5 RAF Brawdy No. 1 Tactical Weapons Unit RAF No. 79 (R) Squadron RAF — Hawk T1A No. 234 (R) Squadron RAF — Hawk T1A RAF Chivenor No. 2 Tactical
Outline of the British Royal Air Force at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_British_Royal_Air_Force_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
Military unit
Gnat for advanced Jet training, and then proceeded onto No. 229 OCU at RAF Chivenor for air warfare training. In 1964, the School formed the Yellow Jacks
No. 4 Flying Training School RAF
No._4_Flying_Training_School_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Squadron from RAF Hemswell on 25 May 1963. On 18 September 1981 151 Squadron reformed at RAF Chivenor as part of No. 2 Tactical Weapons Unit RAF (2 TWU) operating
No._151_Squadron_RAF
Military unit
one of the squadrons of No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) at RAF Chivenor was given the number on 22 October 1958, operating Hunter F.6 and FGA
No._234_Squadron_RAF
38 miles from RAF Leuchars, two killed. 30 September 1992 XX334 a Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1 of 19 Squadron was abandoned at RAF Chivenor during practice
List of fatal accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft from 1945
List_of_fatal_accidents_and_incidents_involving_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_from_1945
UK Joint military training school
firstly to RAF Chivenor, then to RAF Brawdy. When RAF Brawdy was decommissioned as an RAF base and handed over to the army, JFACTSU moved to RAF Finningley
Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standardisation Unit
Joint_Forward_Air_Control_Training_and_Standardisation_Unit
Former Royal Air Force Coastal Command Operational Training Unit
August 1945. No. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF formed on 1 August 1941 at RAF Chivenor, located on the northern shore of the River Taw estuary
No. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF
No._5_(Coastal)_Operational_Training_Unit_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
by which time the squadron operated from RAF Chivenor, where the unit disbanded on 1 April 1946. List of RAF squadrons Delve 1994, p. 64,72,79. Bowyer
No._521_Squadron_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Swansea, Wales
Squadron RAF, an anti-aircraft cooperation squadron, arrived at the airfield in July 1946 from RAF Weston Zoyland, but departed for RAF Chivenor in October
RAF_Fairwood_Common
University flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
the East Midlands Universities Air Squadron, the RAF's first fighter pilot in June 1993 from RAF Chivenor, when aged 25; as Squadron Leader Keren Watkins
Universities of Wales Air Squadron
Universities_of_Wales_Air_Squadron
British Liberal Democrat politician
Kingdom, as well as in Germany at RAF Laarbruch. He first came to North Devon in 1989, after being posted to RAF Chivenor. Later, while serving as Mayor
Ian_Roome
Former Royal Air Force operations group
multi-role aircraft RAF Chivenor No. 3 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF aircrew training for twin engine aircraft with various aircraft RAF Detling No.
No._17_Group_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
of times from the end of the war to RAF Exeter, RAF Weston Zoyland, RAF Fairwood Common, and finally to RAF Chivenor. Its existence ended there when it
No._691_Squadron_RAF
Senior Royal Air Force officer
No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Chivenor and later No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Coningsby where he oversaw the introduction
John_Howe_(RAF_officer)
Military unit
continued these operations until the end of the war in Europe. It moved to RAF Chivenor in July 1945, and was renamed 36 Squadron on 30 September 1946. Commanding
No._248_Squadron_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
the Hawker Hunter equipped No 229 OCU at RAF Chivenor. The same day it was transferred to No. 226 OCU at RAF Middleton St George, which was responsible
No._145_Squadron_RAF
British Army installation in Wales
Weapons Unit (TWU), relocated with the Hawker Hunters after the closure of RAF Chivenor in Devon. By the late 1970s, the TWU operated British Aerospace Hawk
Cawdor_Barracks
Former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England
Squadron RAF 1940–1941 Bristol Blenheim. No. 248 Squadron RAF 1941 Bristol Blenheim. No. 252 Squadron RAF 1940 re-formed and moved to RAF Chivenor to operate
RAF_Bircham_Newton
Flooding event in England
fleet of seven Westland Sea King helicopters, from RAF Chivenor, Royal Naval Air Station at Culdrose, RAF St Mawgan near Newquay, and a Coastguard helicopter
2004_Boscastle_flood
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
23 February 1948. However it shortly reformed on 11 February 1949 at RAF Chivenor in Devon when No. 691 Squadron was renumbered as No. 17 Squadron. The
No._17_Squadron_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Squadron was reformed as part of No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Chivenor in North Devon on 2 January 1967, tasked with training pilots to fly the
No._79_Squadron_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England
Up. This operation saw repeated attacks by Hunters from Raynham and RAF Chivenor, along with aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm, dropping aviation fuel and
RAF_West_Raynham
Air control squadron of the Royal Air Force
plate was assigned to the former No. 63 Squadron, a BAE Hawk squadron at RAF Chivenor, Devon, becoming No. 19 (Reserve) Squadron. The squadron was a 'shadow'
No._19_Squadron_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
equipped with the Leigh Light. The squadron was formed on 4 April 1942 at RAF Chivenor from No. 1417 (Leigh Light) Flight, and was part of 19 Group, Coastal
No._172_Squadron_RAF
Squadrons of the Royal Air Force which provide gliding experience for Air Cadets
announced on 10 March 2016 624 VGS — RMB Chivenor, formerly 84 GS, closure announced on 10 March 2016 633 VGS — RAF Cosford, closure announced on 10 March
Volunteer_Gliding_Squadron
operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF). With the introduction of new heavy bombers, the four-engined Short Stirling
List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force
List_of_conversion_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
1935 dive bomber aircraft family by Junkers
off RAF fighters, allowing 86 Ju 87s of StG 1 to attack RAF Detling in Kent unhindered. The attack killed the station commander, destroyed 20 RAF aircraft
Junkers_Ju_87
Royal Air Force air marshal
Officer Commanding RAF Strike Command in 1977. He went on to be Station Commander at RAF Chivenor in 1980, a staff officer at RAF Strike Command in 1982
Roger_Austin
Former Royal Air Force station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Royal Air Force Limavady, or more simply RAF Limavady, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, also known as Aghanloo airfield, near the city of
RAF_Limavady
Former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England
became 203 Advanced Flying School and moved to Chivenor in Devon in July 1947 and this marked the end of RAF Keevil as a fully staffed and equipped operational
RAF_Keevil
British flying ace (1919–1943)
Flight RAF which operated captured German aircraft. He flew a Ju 88, M2+MK formerly of Küsten Flieger Gruppe 106 which force-landed at RAF Chivenor in November
James_MacLachlan
Air warfare branch of the Netherlands' armed forces
the Supermarine Spitfire, saw action as part of the RAF. 322 Sqn aircraft featured the British RAF roundels as well as the Dutch orange triangle. 322 Sqn
Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force
Royal_Netherlands_Air_and_Space_Force
British politician and community activist
1997 for being gay at a time when it was illegal to be openly gay in the RAF. Austin-Behan was elected to Manchester City Council as Labour Member for
Carl_Austin-Behan
order of battle of RAF Coastal Command throughout the Second World War in the European Theatre of World War II. No. 15 Group RAF (GR), under command
RAF Coastal Command order of battle during World War II
RAF_Coastal_Command_order_of_battle_during_World_War_II
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
then moved to RAF St Davids in Wales. Two further moves followed, one to RAF Brawdy in February 1944 and then after the war to RAF Chivenor where the squadron
No._517_Squadron_RAF
Polish military officer (1763–1813)
Warwick and Handley Page Halifax bombers. Their base airfield was mostly RAF Chivenor in Devon. Welsh-Polish historian Norman Davies wrote: Like many of his
Józef_Poniatowski
Oil tanker wrecked off the coast of Cornwall
dropped 1,000-pound bombs on the ship. Afterwards RAF Hawker Hunter from RAF Chivenor dropped cans of jet fuel (kerosene), to fuel the blaze. However, the fire
SS_Torrey_Canyon
University flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
was the RAF's first female fighter pilot in 1993; aged 24, she had qualified in June 1993 from RAF Chivenor; by May 1998 there were four RAF female fast
East Midlands Universities Air Squadron
East_Midlands_Universities_Air_Squadron
Former Royal Air Force operations group
RAF Pembrey, Wales No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Chivenor with de Havilland Vampires No. 238 Operational Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Colerne
No._81_Group_RAF
British journalist and balloonist
Community School in Crewkerne. He served in the RAF from 1984 to 1988 in Chivenor No. 63 Squadron RAF and RAF Prestwick. Press (4 September 2013). "About
Gary_Mortimer
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
patrols from airfields in the United Kingdom including RAF Chivenor, RAF Benbecula, RAF Predannack and RAF St Eval in Cornwall. In November 1944 the squadron
No._179_Squadron_RAF
Car carrier ship
A Royal Air Force Westland Sea King helicopter was called out from RAF Chivenor. The National Police Air Service also sent a helicopter equipped with
Höegh_Osaka
Military bases operated by the British Armed Forces
Fylingdales RAF Halton RAF Henlow RAF High Wycombe RAF Honington RAF Leeming RAF Lossiemouth RAF Marham RAF Mona RAF Northolt RAF Odiham RAF Shawbury RAF Spadeadam
List of British military bases
List_of_British_military_bases
1955 two RAF Gloster Meteors collided seven miles north of Ipswich, Suffolk. On 2 September 1955 two RAF Hawker Hunters collided at RAF Chivenor, Devon
List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
List_of_mid-air_collisions_and_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No. 612 Squadron RAF was originally formed in 1937 as an Army Co-operation unit, and flew during the Second World War in the General Reconnaissance role
No._612_Squadron_RAuxAF
Military unit
Coastal Command No 19 (GR) Group No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron "Silesia" RAF Chivenor (Vickers Wellington Mk. XIV) Polish Fighting Team Polski Zespół Myśliwski
Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain
Polish_Air_Forces_in_France_and_Great_Britain
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
demobilisation. In the United Kingdom, the squadron established itself at RAF Chivenor, in Devon, but shortly after its arrival, as a result of the earlier
No._459_Squadron_RAAF
1967 oil spill off the coast of the UK
on the ship. Then, the Royal Air Force sent Hawker Hunter jets from RAF Chivenor to drop cans of aviation fuel to make the oil blaze. Exceptionally high
Torrey_Canyon_oil_spill
Flying Training School of the Royal Air Force
– RAF Honington No. 612 VGS – Dalton Barracks No. 613 VGS – RAF Halton No. 616 VGS – RAF Henlow No. 618 VGS – RAF Odiham No. 624 VGS – RMB Chivenor No
No. 2 Flying Training School RAF
No._2_Flying_Training_School_RAF
Carrier-based fighter aircraft family
Havilland Ghost 103 turbojet engine and its armament was the same as the RAF version. The next variant was the FAW.21, which included the modifications
De_Havilland_Sea_Venom
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Communication Flight RAF operated with various aircraft RAF St Eval No. 217 Squadron RAF operated with Bristol Beaufort No. 53 Squadron RAF operated with Bristol
No._19_Group_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
sank the U-boat. It returned to RAF Chivenor in September 1944, continuing in the anti-submarine role. It disbanded at RAF Benbecula on 4 June 1945. The
No._36_Squadron_RAF
Jordanian prince
Feisal completed further flying training at the Tactical Weapons Unit, at Chivenor in Devon. In September 2004, Faisal was appointed an assistant to the Chairman
Prince_Faisal_bin_Hussein
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
in May 1942 moved to RAF Docking, in Norfolk. In July 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Chivenor, in Devon, and then returned to RAF Leuchars, Scotland, in
No._235_Squadron_RAF
Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Royal Brunei Air Force
Advanced Flying Training (AFT) at RAF Valley, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales in 1990; Tactical Weapon Unit (TWU) at RAF Chivenor in Devon, England from 1990
Hamzah_Sahat
Village in Devon, England
has media related to Wrafton. Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAF Chivenor. Copyright Information Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Heanton_Punchardon
Weather event in the British Isles
the lightning continued for 24 hours, and ball lightning was seen at RAF Chivenor in Devon. The dust particles served as seeds for nucleation, causing
July 1968 United Kingdom thunderstorms
July_1968_United_Kingdom_thunderstorms
100 Group RAF Royal Air Force No. 59 Squadron RAF - Fortress IIA from April 1943 to December 1944, based at RAF Thorney Island and RAF Chivenor. No. 90
List of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress operators
List_of_Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress_operators
Military unit
XIII), from 20 December 1943 at RAF Predannack, from 19 March 1944 at RAF Chivenor. On 4 January 1944 a Wellington strafed and damaged U-629. On 18 June
No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron
No._304_Polish_Bomber_Squadron
Royal Air Force officer (1942–2026)
at RAF Gutersloh, Germany (1969–71) and No. 234 Squadron based at RAF Chivenor, SW England, where he graduated from the Pilot Attack Instructors Course
Tim_Thorn
July 2000) was a New Zealand reconnaissance pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF). He is thought to be the first western serviceman to be attacked by the
Peter_Langloh_Donkin
1957 British film by John Gilling
at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, using not only the facility but also film of the graduating ceremony of a training course, as well as RAF Chivenor, Devon
High_Flight_(film)
Canadian general
and this was communicated to No. 24 Squadron RAF at Hendon. It was decided to instead go to RAF Chivenor where the weather was also poor but manageable
H._L._N._Salmon
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Fylingdales RAF Neatishead 5 Sqn, RAF Waddington 8 Sqn, RAF Waddington 22 Sqn, A Flight & HQ, RMB Chivenor 22 Sqn, B Flt, RAF Wattisham 22 Sqn, C Flt, RAF Valley
No._3_Group_RAF
RAF Bruggen RAF Buckeburg RAF Celle RAF Chatham (flying from Rochester) RAF Chivenor RAF Church Fenton RAF Colerne RAF Coltishall RAF Coningsby RAF Cottesmore
List of de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk operators
List_of_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-1_Chipmunk_operators
British WWII anti-submarine search radar
rates. Enough units arrived by the end of March for No. 172 Squadron RAF at RAF Chivenor to convert their Wellington XIIs to the Mark III. The squadron was
ASV_Mark_III_radar
the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed. High River Vancouver Winnipeg Dartmouth Camp Borden Ottawa
List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
List_of_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_stations
British pilot (born 1941)
instructor on the Gnat T Mk 1. After a tour at RAF Valley in Anglesey, he joined No.229 OCU at RAF Chivenor for Hawker Hunter conversion. He then served
Mike_Snelling
British test pilot
1972. He had flown the Harrier with the RAF, starting with the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit, at RAF Chivenor, from early 1973. He attended the Empire
Chris_Roberts_(pilot)
Reserve non-flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
15 May 1925 as No. 502 (Bomber) Squadron, a Special Reserve squadron at RAF Aldergrove, and it was composed of a mixture of regular and reserve personnel
No._502_Squadron_RAuxAF
Housing estate in West Midlands, England
afterwards. By 2004, all remaining tower blocks, with the exception of Chivenor and Topcliffe House, had been demolished along with the remaining maisonette
Castle_Vale
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March
No._279_Squadron_RAF
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
anti-submarine patrols, based at RAF Chivenor. In October 1942, the squadron converted to Halifaxes at RAF Elvington, moving to RAF Full Sutton in May 1944. On
No._77_Squadron_RAF
Headland on the north coast of Devon, England
towards Cardiff. Four of the crew were rescued by a helicopter from RAF Chivenor in Devon. Three officers were taken off later in the day by the RNLI
Hartland_Point
Brigade sized commando force of the United Kingdom
A Royal Marine RIB 'Underslinging', from an RAF Chinook as a method of quick extraction and insertion of waterborne personnel
United_Kingdom_Commando_Force
British flying ace of WWII
AFC (8 June 1916 – 4 June 2009) was a flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the destruction of thirteen
Kenneth Mackenzie (RAF officer)
Kenneth_Mackenzie_(RAF_officer)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Unit
activities to Plymouth, changing the geographical focus of fleet training. RAF Chivenor, Devon, was considered as a possible new location for FRADU, but the
Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Unit
Fleet_Requirements_and_Air_Direction_Unit
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