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RAF Waddington
Royal Air Force main operating base in Lincolnshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Royal Air Force Waddington otherwise known as RAF Waddington (IATA: WTN, ICAO: EGXW) is a Royal Air Force station located beside the village of Waddington, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) south of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in England.
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RAF Waddington | |||||||
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Near Waddington, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||
![]() The RAF's first Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint arrives at RAF Waddington in November 2013 | |||||||
![]() For Faith and Freedom[1] | |||||||
Coordinates | 53°10′21″N 0°31′51″W | ||||||
Type | Main Operating Base | ||||||
Area | 391 hectares (970 acres)[2] | ||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | No. 1 Group (Air Combat) | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Website | Official website ![]() | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1916 (1916) | ||||||
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Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Group Captain Dominic Holland[3] | ||||||
Occupants | See Based units section for full list. | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: WTN, ICAO: EGXW, WMO: 03377 | ||||||
Elevation | 70.1 metres (230 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: RAF Waddington Defence Aerodrome Manual[4] |
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The station is the RAF's Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) hub. It is home to a fleet of aircraft composed of the Shadow R1, RC-135W Rivet Joint and MQ-9 Reaper. Since October 2022, it has also been home to the RAF's Aerobatic Team the Red Arrows.