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.
| No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF | |
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| Active | November 2007–present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  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 |
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
editThe 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
edit2007 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
edit- ^ 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.