RAF Nicosia

Station history

• No. 6 Squadron RAF first used the airfield on 3 October 1946 with the Supermarine Spitfire LF.9 before re-equipping with the Hawker Tempest F.6 in December of that year and moving to RAF Shallufa on 5 September 1947. The squadron returned on 5 April 1951 with the de Havilland Vampire FB 5 before leaving to RAF Deversoir on 22 May 1951 however the unit soon returned on 31 May 1952 with the Vampire FB 9 before leaving on 11 July 1952 moving to RAF Habbaniya. The unit returned on 28 August 1954 with the de Havilland Venom FB 1 before moving again to Habbaniya on 5 October 1954, on 7 November 1955 the unit returned for the final time with the Venom FB 4. The squadron moved to Habbaniya on 12 December 1955.
• No. 8 Squadron RAF – operating Auster AOP6 ; de Haviland Vampire
• No. 29 Squadron RAF – operating Gloster Javelin
• No. 32 Squadron RAF – operating English Electric Canberra B2
• No. 33 Squadron RAF – operating Gloster Javelin FAW7
• No. 39 Squadron RAF – operating Gloster Meteor NF13
• No. 43 Squadron RAF – operating Hawker Hunter FGA 9
• No. 46 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 70 Squadron RAF – operating Vickers Valetta C1, Handley Page Hastings
• No. 73 Squadron RAF – operating de Havilland Venom FB4
• No. 74 Squadron RAF – operating Spitfire V, later Mk IX
• No. 80 Squadron RAF – operating Hurricane MkI
• No. 84 Squadron RAF – operating Vickers Valetta C1
• No. 103 Squadron RAF – operating Bristol Sycamore HC1
• No. 114 Squadron RAF – operating Vickers Valetta C1, de Havilland Chipmunk T10
• No. 127 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 162 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 185 Squadron RAF – operating ???
• No. 202 Squadron RAF – operating Hawker Hunter F6
• No. 203 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 208 Squadron RAF – operating Spitfire FR XVIII
• No. 213 Squadron RAF – operating Tempest VI
• No. 230 Squadron RAF – operating Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC1
• No. 234 Squadron RAF – operating ???
• No. 243 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 249 Squadron RAF – operating de Havilland Venom FB1
• No. 250 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 256 Squadron RAF – operating ???
• No. 261 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 272 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 284 Squadron RAF – operating Bristol Sycamore HR14
• No. 294 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 451 Squadron RAAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 459 Squadron RAAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 603 Squadron RAF – operating ???
• No. 680 Squadron RAF – operating unknown aircraft.
• No. 14 Squadron RNZAF – operating de Haviland Vampire

  RAF Regiments

• No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 21 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 27 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 29 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment

  Current use

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