RAF 206 (R) SQN
RAF 206 (R) SQN poster Art.
Originally formed in 1917 as 6 Squadron, 206 (Reserve) Squadron, located at RAF Brize Norton, became the home to the RAF’s Heavy Aircraft Test force in 2009. 206 (R) Sqn is the RAF’s primary unit for testing and evaluating heavy aircraft, tasked with trialling all UK Defence ‘heavy’ aircraft, from the Beechcraft King Air up to the Boeing C-17. Pilots flew the Tucano around SW England to maintain flying currency and low level proficiency.
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RAF 206 (R) SQN vintage style military aviation travel poster art by – Squadron Posters!
Originally formed as 6 Squadron during World War I, 206 (Reserve) Squadron is the RAF’s Flight Test Squadron for large aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules, A-400 Atlas, and C-17. Formerly a maritime patrol squadron, the number was assigned to the Heavy Aircraft Test Squadron at MoD Boscombe Down, just north of Salisbury and a few miles from Stonehenge, in 2009. USAF exchange test pilots have served in the squadron since 2004. Boscombe Down is also home to the Empire Test Pilot School. NOTE: Squadron has since moved up the road to RAF Brize Norton.
Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 75 mi (121 km) west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force. It is close to the villages of Brize Norton, Carterton and the town of Witney. The station is home to Air Transport, Air-to-Air refuelling and Military Parachuting, with aircraft operating from the station including the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Airbus A400M Atlas and Airbus Voyager. Major infrastructure redevelopment began in 2010 ahead of the closure of RAF Lyneham in 2012, at which point Brize Norton became the sole air point of embarkation for British troops.
MoD Boscombe Down is the home of a military aircraft testing site, on the southeastern outskirts of the town of Amesbury in Wiltshire, England. The site is managed by QinetiQ, the private defence company created as part of the breakup of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) in 2001 by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The base was originally conceived, constructed, and operated as Royal Air Force Boscombe Down, more commonly known as RAF Boscombe Down, and since 1939, has evaluated aircraft for use by the British Armed Forces. The airfield has two runways. The airfield’s evaluation centre is currently home to Rotary Wing Test Squadron (RWTS), Fast Jet Test Squadron (FJTS), Heavy Aircraft Test Squadron (HATS), Handling Squadron, and the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS).
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