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List of Royal Air Force operations

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This following List of Royal Air Force operations includes both national and multi-national operations as well as joint and air-only operations that the Royal Air Force has participated in.

Name From To Location Notes
Azotize[1] April 2014 September 2014 Lithuania[2] UK Contribution to NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission
April 2015 September 2015 Estonia
April 2016 September 2016
August 2017[3]
Banner August 1969 July 2007 Northern Ireland Military support to the Royal Ulster Constabulary/Police Service of Northern Ireland
Biloxi April 2017 28 August 2017 Romania No. 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) comprised four Typhoons of No. 3 Squadron which were operating as part of NATO's Southern Air Policing mission from Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase.[4]
Bolton 1998 2003 Southern Iraq Part of Operation Southern Watch
Cheshire 2 July 1992 9 January 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]
Coral 14 June 2003 10 September 2003 Africa Humanitarian operation in Democratic Republic of Congo
Corporate 2 April 1982 14 June 1982 Falkland Islands Part of the Falklands War[6]
Decisive Edge January 1996 December 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]
Deliberate Force 30 August 1995 14 September 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]
Deliberate Guard December 1996 April 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Formerly Op Decisive Edge.[5]
Deny Flight 12 April 1993 20 December 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]
Ellamy 19 March 31 October 2011 Libya Part of the 2011 military intervention in Libya
Engadine 1999 1999 Kosovo Part of NATO operations in Kosovo[7]
Fingal 1 January 2002 2002 Afghanistan & Asia Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[8]
Fresco 2002 2003 United Kingdom Military support during the UK firefighters' dispute
Granby 1 October 1990 March 1991 Iraq & Asia Part of the Gulf War
Gritrock 30 October 2014 13 November 2015 West Africa UK military contribution to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
Herrick 20 June 2002 12 December 2014 Afghanistan & Asia Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Highbrow 2006 2006 Lebanon via Cyprus UK military support to evacuation operation from Beirut.[9]
Jural 1992 1998 Southern Iraq Part of Operation Southern Watch
Khana Cascade March 1973 March 1973 Nepal Airlift to villagers.[10]
Kipion not known Present Persian Gulf UK naval[11] and air[12] presence in the Persian Gulf
Luminous August 2013 November 2013 Cyprus Protection of UK Sovereign Base Areas[13]
Maturin October 2005 January 2006 Pakistan and Kashmir UK military contribution to humanitarian operations following earthquake.[14][15]
Newcombe 2013 2013 West Africa UK support to French Opération Serval in Mali[16][17]
Palliser May 2000 September 2000 Sierra Leone UK military intervention in Sierra Leone
Resinate 2001 2003 Iraq Maintaining no-fly zones in Iraq.[7]
Ruman September 2017 Caribbean UK military contributions to humanitarian and disaster relief operations following hurricanes.
Shader 26 September 2014 Present Western Asia Part of the Military intervention against ISIL
Shaku December 2016 December 2016 Northern England Repairing flood defences during the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods.[18]
Telic 19 March 2003 22 May 2011 Iraq & Asia Part of the Iraq War
Toral 2015 Present Afghanistan UK's contribution to NATO's Resolute Support Mission
Turus 2014 2014 Nigeria UK search operations looking for kidnapped civilians.[7]
Veritas 2001 20 June 2002 Afghanistan & Asia Part of Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
Vigour 12 December 1992 12 December 1992 Kenya Relief flights.[5]
Warden September 1991 1991 Iraq [5]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ↑ Admin, News (2015-02-07). "Lossiemouth jets set for deployment to protect Baltic states" (in en-GB). http://www.insidemoray.com/lossiemouth-jets-set-for-deployment-to-protect-baltic-states/. 
  2. ↑ "RAF Typhoons Wow Lithuanian Crowds". http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-typhoons-wow-lithuanian-crowds-20052014. 
  3. ↑ "RAF Typhoons arrive in Estonia" (in en). 31 August 2017. https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-typhoons-arrive-in-estonia-31082017. 
  4. ↑ "RAF Typhoons hand over NATO Romania duties to Canada" (in en). 29 August 2017. https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-typhoons-hand-over-nato-romania-duties-to-canada-29082017. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Cotter 2008, p. 72.
  6. ↑ "Spirit of the Air Volume 2 Number 4 2007 - Falklands Commemorative". http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/C0054AE0_1143_EC82_2EE9013F84C9F82E.pdf. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. April 2016. pp. 6. 
  8. ↑ Cotter 2008, p. 73.
  9. ↑ "Spirit of the Air: December 2006". pp. 21–24. http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/C0E9CE90_1143_EC82_2E09419AEA63ACDB.pdf. 
  10. ↑ Cotter 2008, p. 71.
  11. ↑ "Kipion | Royal Navy". http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/operations/red-sea-and-persian-gulf/kipion. 
  12. ↑ "RAF - 83EAG". http://www.raf.mod.uk/83eag/. 
  13. ↑ "RAF Akrotiri - History". http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafakrotiri/amenities/history.cfm. "By 2013, There was increasing concern that escalating violence in Syria was threatening to destabilise neighbouring nations. In Aug 13, 121 Expeditionary Air Wg was deployed to RAF Akrotiri in support of Op LUMINOUS. Op LUMINOUS cemented the Stations work on contingency it affirmed the decision to split Ops Wg into an Ops and a Logs Wg on 10th June 2013. This enabled Logs to concentrate on enablement the inflow of personnel and equipment while allowing Ops to concentrate on the operation itself. Activity during LUMINOUS was frenetic and the ‘plug and play’ of support Units into the Stn proved a success. Op LUMINOUS wound down in Nov 13 and a number of significant Lessons Identified have or are being implemented." 
  14. ↑ Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons,. "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 Nov 2005 (pt 25)". https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo051122/text/51122w25.htm. 
  15. ↑ "Spirit of the Air; Volume 1". pp. 6–12. http://www.raf.mod.uk/downloads/RAFpublications/sota_vol1_no1_pt1.pdf. 
  16. ↑ "Mali: RAF C17 cargo plane to help French operation" (in en-GB). 2013-01-13. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21004040. 
  17. ↑ "Mali: RAF surveillance aircraft Sentinel deployed" (in en-GB). 2013-01-25. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21200718. 
  18. ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2016. pp. 30. 

Bibliography[]

  • Cotter, J (2008). Royal Air Force celebrating 90 years. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-946219-11-7. 
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