No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing

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No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF
Previous units:
No. 125 Airfield Headquarters RAF
No. 125 (Fighter) Wing RAF
No. 125 (Night Fighter) Wing RAF
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
ActiveApril 2006 - 2013
1943-44
1944-45
1953-58
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Type Expeditionary Air Wing
Last base RAF Leuchars

No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing is a former deployable Expeditionary Air Wing of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland.

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The current wing was established on 1 April 2006 the wing has history dating back to May 1944:

Second World War

No. 125 (Fighter) Wing within No. 15 Sector RAF, No. 83 Group RAF, RAF Second Tactical Air Force at RAF Ford on 12 May 1944. It moved to B.9 Bazenville, B.11 Longues, B.2 Beauvais/Nivelles, B.70 Antwerp/Deurne, B.82 Grave, B.64 Diest, Y.32 Ophoven, B.78 Eindhoven, B.106 Twente/Enschede, B.118 Celle, B.160 Kastrup, B.172 Husum and finally B.158 Lubeck where the wing was disbanded on 14 July 1945. [1]

Squadrons: [1]

History of No. 125 Airfield

No. 125 Airfield Headquarters was formed on 24 June 1943 at RAF Gravesend within No. 83 Group RAF, it moved to RAF Newchurch on 2 July 1943. The unit then moved to RAF Detling on 12 October 1943 then to RAF Ford on 4 May 1944. The HQ was disbanded still at Ford on 12 May 1944 to become No. 125 (Fighter) Wing RAF. [2]

Squadrons: [2]

Post war

The wing was reformed on 1 April 1953 at RAF Ahlhorn as No. 125 (Night Fighter) Wing, it controlled:

It was disbanded on 1 September 1958 still at Ahlhorn. [1]

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