About
622 Squadron provides Aircrew and flying support personnel and is based at RAF Brize Norton, in support of the air transport fleet. 622 Squadron recruits solely from Ex Regular personnel.
"We wage war by night"
History
1943 Formed at RAF Mildenhall as a bomber squadron flying Stirling and Lancaster aircraft.
1950-1953 The Squadron was active flying Vickers Valettas as the only transport squadron in the RAuxAF.
1994 Reformed to support the Hercules Force and originally known as 1359 Flight, the unit was embedded on the Hercules Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) at RAF Lyneham.
2012 The use of the 622 designation was authorised by the Standing Committee of the Air Force Board for a Royal Auxiliary Air Force Squadron to support the RAF's Air Mobility Force.
Based at
Contact
622 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force, RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3LX
For media enquiries, please contact the media and communications team at RAF Brize Norton.
For recruitment enquiries, please phone: 0345 606 9069
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