Country United Kingdom Garrison/HQ RAF Benson | Branch Royal Air Force Motto(s) Steadfast in support | |
Active 1 October 1999 – present Part of Royal Auxiliary Air Force | ||
No 606 (Chiltern) Squadron was formed as a Royal Auxiliary Air Force helicopter support squadron at RAF Benson on 1 October 1999. It provides personnel for the RAF tactical support helicopter fleet and does not operate any aircraft itself.
History
The squadron code ‘BG’ was allocated to No 606 Squadron RAuxAF in 1939, but it was never activated during the Second World War.
References
No. 606 Squadron RAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA