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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
Wing Badge
ActiveNovember 2007–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeLogistics
SizeWing
Part ofNo. 2 Group RAF
Garrison/HQRAF Wittering
Motto(s)Latin: "Fulmen Alatum Tenemus"
English: We hold in readiness the winged thunderbolts
WebsiteRAF 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


The wing consists of:


References


  1. Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 88. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. "71 (IR) Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. "No 93 EA Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. "5001 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 25 January 2016.





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