No._42_(Expeditionary_Support)_Wing_RAF

No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF

No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF

Military unit

No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF is a wing of the Royal Air Force A4 Force based at RAF Wittering. It provides high readiness, specialist engineering support for air operations around the world.

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42 (ES) Wing was formed in November 2007 to provide a command structure for the Royal Air Force's engineering Air Combat Service Support Units (ACSSUs). Its name and badge are taken from that of No. 42 Group, which was responsible for Royal Air Force bomb and fuel storage during World War II. The Wing motto 'Fulmen Alatum Tenemus' translates as 'We hold in readiness the winged thunderbolts'.[1]

Structure

The wing consists of:

Commanding Officers

2007 Aug-Oct: Sqn Ldr J S Phillips

2007 - 2009: Wing Commander AJ Knight

2009 - 2011: Wing Commander PM Saul

2011 - 2014: Wing Commander CD Tucker

2014 - 2016: Wing Commander BM Plant

2016 - 2018: Wing Commander CS Watson

2018 - 2020: Wing Commander DA Penter

2020 - 2022: Wing Commander MJ Dutton

2022 -  : Wing Commander MPC Smith

References

  1. [1]
    Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 88. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. [2]
    "71 (IR) Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    "No 93 EA Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. [4]
    "5001 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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