On Oct. 11, 2024, a Royal Air Force (RAF) RC-135W Rivet Joint belonging to 51 Squadron, based at RAF Waddington, the hub of the RAF‘s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance ...
The nucleus for the new squadron, however, was provided by several Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons then based in Egypt and for much of its operational career the majority of the squadron's personnel ...
Like 467 Squadron, 463 was equipped with Lancaster heavy bombers and formed part of 5 Group of RAF Bomber Command. Its first commanding officer was Wing Commander Rollo Kingsford-Smith, the nephew of ...