Mills CNC's MD joins Midlands Aerospace Alliance colleagues from the Eurofighter Typhoon Supply Chain to visit No 3 (F) Squadron at RAF Coningsby

Paul Hooper-Keeley, Managing Director of Mills CNC Limited, joined members of the Midlands Aerospace Alliance who were invited by Group Captain Johnny Stringer, Base Commander, RAF Coningsby, and Wing Commander Ian Townsend MA, Officer Commanding 3(F) Sqn to visit and see the Squadron at work.

This was a superb opportunity for 20 MAA colleagues to see the Eurofighter Typhoon that more than 70 MAA member companies help manufacture or support close up and meet the pilots who fly it every day.



Paul Hooper-Keeley and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance with No 3 (F) Squadron at RAF Coningsby

 

About RAF 3(F) Squadron

RAF 3(F) Squadron is a front-line fighter squadron:

•Formed in 1912 and celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2012.

•First Squadron to fly heavier-than-air aircraft.

•Moved to RAF Coningsby in 2006.

•First operational front line RAF Typhoon squadron in 2006

•Provides permanent Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) for southern UK, ready to be scrambled in 10 minutes.

•Participated in Operation Ellamy (UK participation in Libya) 2011.

•Helped provide Olympic Games security 2012.

•www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/3squadron.cfm  

Schedule of Visit

•Squadron visit: who we are, what we do, what Typhoon can do and why.

•Aircraft visit (see the jet up close).

•Simulator visit.

•Review a key part of Squadron training in use.

 

About RAF Coningsby

Today the workplace of 3,000 military and civilian personnel, RAF Coningsby has been an RAF base since before the Second World War.

The following Squadrons are based there: -

•No 3 (Fighter) Sqn - the First Front Line Typhoon Squadron.

•No XI Sqn - The first multi-role Typhoon Squadron.

•No 29 (Reserve) Sqn - The Typhoon Operational Conversion Unit.

•No 41 (Reserve) - Test and Evaluation Squadron.

•The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight which operates five Spitfires of various Marks, the only flying Lancaster in Europe, two Hurricanes, a Dakota and two Chipmunks.

A massive thank you to Darin Tudor of the Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron Association who spent 12-months organising this fantastic visit.