No. 51 Squadron RAF
No. 51 Squadron of the Royal Air Force most recently operated the Nimrod R1 from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire until June 2011. Crews from No. 51 Squadron are currently training alongside the United States Air Force on the RC-135W Rivet Joint, which is planned to enter service with the RAF in October 2014 under the Airseeker project.
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No. 51 Squadron RAF
No. 51 Squadron of the Royal Air Force most recently operated the Nimrod R1 from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire until June 2011. Crews from No. 51 Squadron are currently training alongside the United States Air Force on the RC-135W Rivet Joint, which is planned to enter service with the RAF in October 2014 under the Airseeker project.
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No. 51 Squadron of the Royal A ...... 4 under the Airseeker project.
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Home Defence, 1916–1918*; Chan ...... ulf, 1991; Iraq, 2003; Kosovo.
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('C' Flt which became 578 Sqn)
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C6 (Jan 1944 – May 1945)
LK (? – Jan 1944)
MH (Sep 1939 – May 1945, Dec 1949 – Oct 1950)
TB (May 1945 – Dec 1949)
UT (Aug 1939 – Sep 1939)
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Swift and Sure
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Signals Intelligence
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No. 51 Squadron of the Royal A ...... 4 under the Airseeker project.
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No. 51 Squadron RAF
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No. 51 Squadron RAF
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"York's 'own' Squadron"
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