Number 42 Squadron, also known as No. 42 Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It reformed at RAF Lossiemouth on 21 September 2023 as the Operational Conversion Unit for both the Boeing Poseidon MRA1 and Boeing Wedgetail AEW1.
No. 42 Squadron badge
Bristol Beaufort of No. 42 Squadron, March 1941
Avro Shackleton MR.2 WG533 of No. 42 Squadron at Blackbushe Airport, September 1956.
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2 XV226 of No. 42 (TB) Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, May 1992.
Royal Air Force Kinloss, or more simply RAF Kinloss, is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north east of Scotland, UK.
Nimrod aircraft parked at RAF Kinloss.
Nimrod Aircrew at Kinloss
Nimrod MR2 aircraft at RAF Kinloss in 1999
A retired Nimrod MR2 aircraft close to the perimeter fence in March 2011