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USA: Military Aircraft

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 5459, tabled on 2 July 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment by number and by rank is of 17[R] Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Answered on

7 July 2015

The current establishment by number and rank of 17(R) Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base in California is as follows. There is a mixture of Royal Air Force and Royal Navy personnel forming the squadron.

Number

Rank

1[1]

Group Captain

1

Wing Commander

8

Squadron Leader or equivalent

3

Flight Lieutenant or equivalent

1

Warrant Officer

8

Flight Sergeant or equivalent

15

Sergeant or equivalent

14

Corporal or equivalent

14

Senior Aircraftsman or equivalent

[1] Not officially 17(R) Squadron but on site as both Delegated Duty Holder and Operational Test Director.

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