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 protecting military airfields, among other duties.
First formed in 1942 to protect the airfields against enemy attack, the regiment's motto is Per Ardua - Through Adversity. They are also known as Rock Apes.
Current field squadrons
Current RAuxAF Regiment squadrons
Disbanded units
Wings
Armoured Car Companies
- No. 1 Armoured Car Company RAF
- No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF
- No. 3 Armoured Car Company RAF
Armoured Car Squadrons
- No. 2702 Armoured Car Squadron RAF Interim redesignation between No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF and No. II Squadron RAF Regiment
RAF Regiment Squadrons
001-200
2700-2799
2800-2899
2900-2999
RAuxAF Regiment Squadrons
RAuxAF Regiment Wings
Anti-Aircraft Flights
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Finlayson, R. (2019). Operation 'Diver' - The campaign against the German Flying Bombs 1944. UK: RFFA. ISBN 978-1977009-548.
- Isby, D. Charles Kamps Jr, 'The Armies of NATO's Central Front,' Jane's Publishing Company, 1985. ISBN 0-7106-0341-X.
- Halpenny, B.B. Action Stations: Military Airfields of Yorkshire v. 4 Patrick Stephens, 1985. ISBN 978-0-85059-532-1.
- March, P. (1990). Royal Air Force Yearbook 1990. Fairford, UK: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
- March, P. (1993). Royal Air Force Yearbook 1993. Fairford, UK: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
- Oliver, K. (1997). Through Adversity - The History of the Royal Air Force Regiment 1942-1992. UK: Forces & Corporate Publishing. ISBN 0-9529597-0-4.
- Oliver, K. (2002). The RAF Regiment at War 1942-1946. UK: Leo Cooper. ISBN 9780850528527.
