ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE I 100 th ANNIVERSARY
2624 Squadron ( County of Oxford ) RAuxAF Regt
2624 ( County of Oxford ) Sqn RAuxAF , as does 4624 Sqn , traces its roots to 1575 Flight of the Special Operations Executive at RAF Tempsford in 1943 . The Flight was later re-named 624 Sqn and operated initially out of Algiers and later serving in Italy , France , and Yugoslavia before being disbanded at the end of the Second World War .
In 1957 almost all the RAuxAF Sqns were disbanded with the exception of 3 Maritime Headquarters units ; this was
First Intake of Recruits April 1983 to remain the case until 1979 . In 1982 , 624 Sqn was resurrected as 2 new Sqns : an Air Movements Sqn ( 4624 Sqn ) and 2624 Sqn as a RAuxAF Regt Field Sqn . Since all RAuxAF Regt Field Sqns have a 4-digit number plate starting with the number 2 , 624 Sqn became 2624 Sqn . Both 4624 and 2624 Sqns uniquely share the title of “ County of Oxford ” Sqn .
2624 ( County of Oxford ) Sqn was formed at a time when the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw pact was still much in evidence and initially the Sqn ’ s job was to provide ground Female Gunners c 1983 defence to RAF Brize Norton , ostensibly against Soviet Special Forces The Sqn began training in April 1983 with the first 3 flights being formed followed by another 2 flts in November of 1983 .
The Sqn ’ s role at RAF Brize Norton was put into brief hiatus in 1988 when the Sqn was re-rolled as a reenforcement unit to RAF Germany . This continued
until 1992 when the Sqn was A Flt – Germany 1992 re-rolled back to RAF Brize
Norton . The next major change came in April 1998 when as part of the Strategic Defence Review , 2624 Sqn ceased being an RAuxAF Regt Field Sqn and was instead re-rolled to a Role Support Sqn and re-titled Air Transport & Air to Air Refuelling Support Sqn ( ATAARS ) with a flight of C130 Reservist Aircrew at RAF Lyneham and 2 flights of Gunners at RAF Brize Norton .
In April 2002 , the Sqn assumed a new role as an Operational Support Sqn and a new title as No 501 ( County of Gloucester ) Sqn comprising a mix of Gunners , Suppliers , MT Drivers , and Flight Operations Assistants and later , from 2005 , reverted to just FP specialists . In April 2013 the Sqn reverted back to its original role of an RAuxAF Regt Field Sqn and its original title as 2624 ( County of Oxford ) Sqn RAuxAF Regt .
The Sqn ’ s RAF Regt personnel have been deployed out of area on several occasions , with individuals recently volunteering to take part in RAF Ops in Romania and Cyprus . While previously subordinate to 4 FP Wing , as as of 2023 2624 Sqn became part of 3 Police and Security Wing based at RAF Brize Norton . The Sqn now incorporates a Flt of PTVR RAFP who have been active in support of the regular RAF Police at RAF Brize Norton in the law enforcement role , as well as providing individual augmentees to the wider air force .
4624 ( County of Oxford ) Movements Squadron RAuxAF
With its history linked to 624 Sqn , Royal Air Force , a World War 2 Special Duties Sqn , 4624 ( County of Oxford ) Movements Sqn RAuxAF was established following a review of the Logistics ( Movements ) requirements prior to the Falklands War . It was formed at RAF Brize Norton on 8 Aug 1982 and achieved Full Operational Capability in 1987 . One of the largest sqns in the RAuxAF , it is the only sqn of its type , and its role is to provide fully trained and qualified
Movements reservists to support RAF operations worldwide . Reservist Movers are fully integrated with the Regular Movements Trade and trained to be interchangeable with their Regular counterparts .
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