List of Royal Air Force operations

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.

NameFromToLocationNotes
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 UK contribution to NATO's Southern Air Policing mission.[4][5]
April 2018 30 August 2018
Bolton19982003Southern IraqPart of Operation Southern Watch
Boomster March 2018 United Kingdom Military Aid following extreme weather conditions[6]
Cheshire2 July 19929 January 1996Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]
Coral 14 June 2003 10 September 2003 Africa Humanitarian operation in Democratic Republic of Congo
Corporate2 April 198214 June 1982Falkland IslandsPart of the Falklands War[8]
Decisive EdgeJanuary 1996December 1996Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]
Deliberate Force30 August 199514 September 1995Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]
Deliberate GuardDecember 1996April 1998Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Formerly Op Decisive Edge.[7]
Deny Flight12 April 199320 December 1995Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia		Part of the NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]
Ellamy19 March 201131 October 2011LibyaPart of the 2011 military intervention in Libya
Engadine19991999KosovoPart of NATO operations in Kosovo[9]
Fingal1 January 20022002Afghanistan & AsiaPart of the War in Afghanistan (2001–14)[10]
Fresco 2002 2003 United Kingdom Military support during the UK firefighters' dispute
Granby1 October 1990March 1991Iraq & AsiaPart of the Gulf War
Gritrock30 October 201413 November 2015West AfricaUK military contribution to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
Herrick20 June 200212 December 2014Afghanistan & AsiaPart of the War in Afghanistan (2001–14)
Highbrow 2006 2006 Lebanon via Cyprus UK military support to evacuation operation from Beirut.[11]
Jural19921998Southern IraqPart of Operation Southern Watch
Khana CascadeMarch 1973March 1973NepalAirlift to villagers.[12]
Kipion not known Present Persian Gulf UK naval[13] and air[14] presence in the Persian Gulf
Luminous August 2013 November 2013 Cyprus Protection of UK Sovereign Base Areas[15]
Maturin October 2005 January 2006 Pakistan and Kashmir UK military contribution to humanitarian operations following earthquake.[16][17]
Newcombe 2013 Present West Africa UK support to French Opération Serval in Mali[18][19]. Operation expanded in 2018 with the arrival of three Chinooks[20]
Palliser May 2000 September 2000 Sierra Leone UK military intervention in Sierra Leone
Resinate20012003IraqMaintaining no-fly zones in Iraq.[9]
Ruman September 2017 Caribbean UK military contributions to humanitarian and disaster relief operations following hurricanes.
Shader26 September 2014PresentWestern AsiaPart of the Military intervention against ISIL
ShakuDecember 2016December 2016Northern EnglandRepairing flood defences during the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods.[21]
Telic19 March 200322 May 2011Iraq & AsiaPart of the Iraq War
Toral 2015 Present Afghanistan UK's contribution to NATO's Resolute Support Mission
Turus20142014NigeriaUK search operations looking for kidnapped civilians.[9]
Veritas200120 June 2002Afghanistan & AsiaPart of Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
Vigour12 December 199212 December 1992KenyaRelief flights.[7]
WardenSeptember 19911991Iraq[7]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Admin, News (2015-02-07). "Lossiemouth jets set for deployment to protect Baltic states". inside>Moray News. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  2. ↑ "RAF Typhoons Wow Lithuanian Crowds". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  3. ↑ "RAF Typhoons arrive in Estonia". Royal Air Force. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "RAF Typhoons hand over NATO Romania duties to Canada". Royal Air Force. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Members of Parliament visit RAF personnel on Enhanced Air Policing mission, Operation Biloxi | Royal Air Force". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  6. ↑ "RAF flies supplies into snowed-in areas". BBC News. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cotter 2008, p. 72.
  8. ↑ "Spirit of the Air Volume 2 Number 4 2007 - Falklands Commemorative" (PDF). www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. April 2016. p. 6.
  10. ↑ Cotter 2008, p. 73.
  11. ↑ "Spirit of the Air: December 2006" (PDF). www.raf.mod.uk. pp. 21–24. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  12. ↑ Cotter 2008, p. 71.
  13. ↑ "Kipion | Royal Navy". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  14. ↑ "RAF - 83EAG". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  15. ↑ "RAF Akrotiri - History". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-29. 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.
  16. ↑ Westminster, Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons,. "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 Nov 2005 (pt 25)". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  17. ↑ "Spirit of the Air; Volume 1" (PDF). www.raf.mod.uk. pp. 6–12. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Mali: RAF C17 cargo plane to help French operation". BBC News. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  19. ↑ "Mali: RAF surveillance aircraft Sentinel deployed". BBC News. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  20. ↑ "Three Royal Air Force Chinooks arrive in Mali". UK Defence Journal. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  21. ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2016. p. 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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