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The United
Kingdom trip 2010 |
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Valley |
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RAF Valley is on
the West coast of Anglesey, between the towns of Valley and
Rhosneigr. There is another RAF airfield nearby at Mona, used for
diversions and for practice touch and goes.
On an average flying day there will be Hawks, Hawks and more Hawks.
They will be lined up on ramps either side of the control tower, and
over by the 22 Squadron helicopter Search And Rescue base.
The aim of the Station is straightforward and clear; to train future
fast jet combat pilots. The majority of those pilots are RAF with a
smaller portion being RN pilots destined for Joint Force Harrier.
Valley is by far the busiest station in the Royal Air Force. Under
the command of Personnel and Training Command, there are more
sorties flown from RAF Valley than the entire Tornado and Typhoon
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The majority of those sorties stem
from Hawk TMk1 operations by 19(R) and 208(R). However, both C
Flt of 22 Sqn (operating the Sea King in the Search and Rescue
role) and Search and Rescue Training Unit (operating the
Griffin) make a significant contribution to the life of the
station
On average you will see dozens of movements a day (Monday to
Friday) by Hawks. Anglesey is blessed with an excellent climate,
part of the reason the airbase is there. The island is also very
flat, and adjacent to good low level training areas in the
Snowdonian mountains, and to practice ranges further down the
Welsh coast. |
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