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waddington international air show 2008 - raf waddington

Royal Air Force Waddinton is presently home to the RAF's Sentry, Nimrod R1 and Raytheon Sentinel R1 ASTOR ground-surveillance/intelligence aircraft. The station is also home to No. 34 Expeditionary Air Wing.

There is an outdoor viewing area east of the A15 road close to the northern end of the long runway which was designed to accommodate V-bombers. Short-term visits from different NATO and Swiss fighter squadrons, in the past, used to generate occasional additional noise and interest because the airfield was conveniently placed for offshore practice firing ranges above the North Sea. However with the closure of the aforementioned Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation range these visits have ceased. Waddington also has a very active Force Development ethos, putting emphasis on the development of its busy personnel.

No. 34 Expeditionary Air Wing was formed at Waddington on 1 April 2006 encompassing most of the non-formed unit personnel on station. The EAW does not include the flying units at the station. The station commander is dual-hatted as the commander of the wing.

The RAF Waddington structure as of April 2008 is as follows:

34 Expeditionary Air Wing
Combat Support 2 Group
No. 5 (Army Co-operation) Sqn - ASTOR/Sentinel R1
No. 8 Sqn - E-3 Sentry No. 23 Sqn - Sentry
No. 51 Sqn - Nimrod R1
No. 54 (Reserve) Sqn - Intelligence Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Operational Conversation Unit
No. 56 (Reserve) Sqn - Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Operational Evaluation Unit (ISTAR OEU)

sunday flying display

Royal Air Force Waddington hosted the International Air Show in early July 2008. After last years disappointment of the Sunday being cancelled we were pleased to get on the airfield and see some flying. It was a mixed day with the weather from bright warm sunshine to heavy thundery showers. The highlight of the show was to be the display by the newly restored Vulcan B2 XH558, but due to a technical problem the aircraft only managed to do a fast taxi run. It was a good flying display but the static was particularly disappointing especially when you consider it was the RAF's 90th anniversary.

If you would like to go the next air show at RAF Waddington please visit the Waddington Air Show website. Alternatively to see the RAF station homepage visit RAF Waddington

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