RAF Nicosia

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name = Royal Air Force Station Nicosia


caption = Station crest
dates = 1930s - 1966
country = UN controlled buffer zone, Cyprus
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branch = Royal Air Force
type = Flying station
role = Forward Operating Base
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garrison = Nicosia, Cyprus
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Infobox Airport
name = RAF Nicosia
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IATA = NIC
ICAO = LCNC
type = Military (and formerly: joint Military & Civil)
owner = Ministry of Defence
operator = formerly: Royal Air Force, now: United Nations
city-served = Nicosia
location = Lefkosia, Cyprus
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The former Royal Air Force Station Nicosia, commonly known as RAF Nicosia, was a Royal Air Force airbase in Cyprus. RAF Nicosia was Headquarters Royal Air Force Cyprus from 8 June to 29 July 1941

Originally, it was the main princpal airport for Cyprus, being constructed in the 1930s as RAF Nicosia, and supported both civil and military aviation on the island. The RAF disestablished the station in 1966.

RAF Nicosia squadrons and aircraft

[http://www.britains-smallwars.com/cyprus/cyprusunits.html#raf British units serving Cyprus]
*No. 6 Squadron RAF - operating Spitfire (Oct. 1946); de Havilland Venom (from Aug. 1955)???
*No. 8 Squadron RAF - operating Auster AOP6 (from Jul. 1950); Vampire (from Jul. 1953)
*No. 29 Squadron RAF - operating Gloster Javelin (from Mar. 1963)
*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 (from Jun. 1961)
*No. 70 Squadron RAF - operating Vickers Valetta C1
*No. 73 Squadron RAF - operating de Havilland Venom FB4
*No. 74 Squadron RAF - operating Spitfire V, later Mk IX (from Sep. 1943)
*No. 80 Squadron RAF - operating Hurricane MkI (from Jun. 1941)
*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. 185 Squadron RAF - operating ???
*No. 202 Squadron RAF - operating Hawker Hunter F6
*No. 208 Squadron RAF - operating ???
*No. 213 Squadron RAF - operating ???
*No. 230 Squadron RAF - operating Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC1
*No. 234 Squadron RAF - operating ???
*No. 249 Squadron RAF - operating de Havilland Venom FB1
*No. 256 Squadron RAF - operating ???
*No. 284 Squadron RAF - operating Bristol Sycamore HR14
*No. 603 Squadron RAF - operating ???
*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

RAF Nicosia today

The airport is still owned by the UK MoD [ [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/vo050119/text/50119w06.htm House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 19 Jan 2005 (pt 6) ] ] , but is controlled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and is used by United Nations peace-keeping patrol helicopters.

References

External links

* [http://www.britains-smallwars.com/cyprus/Vic.htm the murder of Corporal Patrick J. Hale at RAF Nicosia]
* [http://www.servicepals.com/index.cfm/pcms/site.gallery.view_tag/tag/nicosia gallery of images of RAF Nicosia] from [http://www.servicepals.com ServicePals.com]

ee also

*Royal Air Force station
*List of RAF stations
*List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
*List of aircraft of the RAF
*Nicosia International Airport