No. 505 (Wessex) Squadron RAuxAF
No. 505 (Wessex) Squadron RAuxAF | |
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Active | 2015–Present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | General support |
Role | To provide general support to the wider RAF |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | No. 1 Group RAF |
Garrison/HQ | RAF St Mawgan |
Website | 505 Squadron RAuxAF |
No. 505 (Wessex) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) is a general support unit of the Royal Air Force's reserve component, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
Formation[]
No. 505 (Wessex) Squadron was formed in June 2015 as the only RAF reserve squadron in South West England based at the recently re-commissioned RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall. The squadron's formation was highlighted in the ' paper' announced in 2013, which would see the RAuxAF expand its trained strength by around 1,800.[1][2]
In 2016, the squadron began recruiting, which by this time had become the newest reserve unit in the RAuxAF alongside another seven new squadrons being formed.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Role[]
Today the squadron recruits a wide range of specialists from South West England. Squadron personnel include direct entrants with no previous military experience, ex-Regular personnel (from any Service), and those with skills directly transferable from civilian life. The last reserve squadron based in the South-West was which disbanded in 2016.[4][5][6][7][8]
Roles available in the squadron include: intelligence analysts, drivers, chefs, suppliers, RAF police, and human resources specialists.[4][5][6][8]
The squadron's current role is as a general support squadron to deploy reservists to support the RAF at home and worldwide. Sitting under No. 2 Group RAF, the squadron is the only unit directly subordinated to the group.[4][6][7] According to a FOI(A) request responded to on 8 June 2021, the squadron has shifted to No. 1 Group.[9]
The squadron's first commanding officer was Squadron Leader David Mann.[8][10]
External links[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Future Reserves 2020 paper, p. 17.
- ^ a b "White Paper FR20 and Defence Reform Act |". Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "@505Sqn is the new Reserve Sqn @RAFStMawgan weekends couldn't get more exciting, it's what you've been waiting for Smiling face with smiling eyes". Twitter. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d at 4:54pm, Rebecca Ricks 5th December 2018. "Countess Of Wessex Makes First Visit To 505 Squadron". Forces Network. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b c "Royal Air Force Regular & Reserve 505 (Wessex) Squadron" (PDF). Plymouth and Cornwall Wing Air Cadets. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "RAF Reserve recruiting again as 505 Squadron moves into RAF St Mawgan" (PDF). Plymouth and Cornwall Air Wing Air Cadets. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Barwy jednostek - RAF". www.jednostki-wojskowe.pl. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b c "RAF Reserves recruiting again as 505 Squadron moves into St Mawgan |". Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "FOI(A) regarding current RAF Reserve and RAuxAF Squadrons" (PDF). What do they know?. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "RAF Reservists being recruited in Cornwall". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
References[]
- "Future Reserves 2020: Delivering the Nation's Security Together" (PDF). United Kingdom Parliamentary Publishings. Ministry of Defence. November 2012. ISBN 978-0101847520. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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- Military units and formations established in 2015
- Military units and formations in Devon
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