No. 609 Squadron RAF
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No. 609 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in the Second World War active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Force. The squadron is no longer a flying squadron, but instead has the role of Force Protection. It is currently based at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire.
No. 609 RAuxAF Squadron Badge
Still from camera gun footage taken from a Spitfire of No. 609 Squadron showing a Heinkel He 111 taking hits in the port engine on 25 September 1940.
Gun camera film showing tracer ammunition from a Spitfire of 609 Squadron, hitting a Heinkel He 111
Spitfire R6915, Imperial War Museum (2005)
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
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The Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF), formerly the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF), together with the Air Force Reserve, is a component of His Majesty's Reserve Air Forces. It provides a primary reinforcement capability for the regular service, and consists of paid volunteers who give up some of their weekends, evenings and holidays to train at one of a number of squadrons around the United Kingdom. Its current mission is to provide trained personnel in support of the regular RAF.
A No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Supermarine Spitfire during WWII.
2623sqn RAuxAF Regiment Shooting GPMG on range
The 2622sqn RAuxAF Regiment standard is presented to an officer on 30 September 2006