No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing

No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF
No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF
Active	April 2006 -
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Expeditionary Air Wing
Garrison/HQ	RAF Coningsby
Aircraft flown
Fighter	Eurofighter Typhoon

No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing is a deployable Expeditionary Air Wing of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England.

The current wing was established on 1 April 2006 the wing has history dating back to May 1944:[1]

No. 121 (Rocket Projectile) Wing between May 1944 and September 1945
- RAF Holmsley South[2][3]
- RAF Laarbruch (20 March 1945)
No. 121 (Day Fighter) Wing between April 1953 and September 1957
No. 121 Wing between September 1958 and January 1960

No. 121 Airfield was renamed to No. 121 Wing during May 1944.[4]

References

"Wing Nos 111 - 192". RAF WEB. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
"Holmsley South". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
Falconer 1998, p. 123.
"ROCKET MEN: No 121 Wing Typhoons". Key Publishing. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
Ashworth 1985, p. 252.
Jefford 1988, p. 45.
Jefford 1988, p. 77.
"Attlebridge". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
"Fairlop". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
"Westhampnett (Chichester) (Goodwood)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

Ashworth, C (1985). Action Stations: Vol 9. Military airfields of the Central South and South-East. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 0-85059-608-4.
Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

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