No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF
| No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF | |
|---|---|
| File:No. 42 Wing RAF Badge.png | |
| Active | November 2007–present |
| Country | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
| Branch | File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force |
| Type | Engineering |
| Size | Wing |
| Part of | No. 2 Group RAF |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Wittering |
| Motto(s) | Latin: "Fulmen Alatum Tenemus" English: We hold in readiness the winged thunderbolts |
| Website | RAF Wittering |
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. 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:
- No. 71 Inspection and Repair (IR) Squadron[2]
- No. 93 Expeditionary Armaments (EA) Squadron[3]
- No. 5001 Squadron[4]
- Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron
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
- ↑ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 88. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ↑ "71 (IR) Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "No 93 EA Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "5001 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
