Operation Telic Order of Battle - Air Forces

Air Forces

  • British Air Forces Component Commander - Air Vice Marshal Glenn Torpy
    • Tornado GR4 Wing 1 - 18 Tornado GR4s and GR4As at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
      • Part of No. II Squadron
      • Part of No. IX Squadron
      • Part of No. XIII Squadron
      • Part of No. 31 Squadron
      • Part of No. 617 Squadron
    • Tornado GR4 Wing 2 - 12 Tornado GR4s at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
      • Part of No. 12 Squadron
      • Part of No. 617 Squadron
    • Harrier Wing 1 - 10 Harrier GR7s
      • Part of No. I Squadron
      • Part of No. 3 Squadron
    • Harrier Wing 2 - 8 Harrier GR7s
      • Part of No. IV Squadron at Al Jaber, Kuwait
    • Tornado F3 Wing - 14 Tornado F3s at Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia
      • Part of No. 43 Squadron
      • Part of No. 111 Squadron
    • Nimrod MR2 Wing - 6 Nimrod MR2s
      • Part of No. 120 Squadron
      • Part of No. 201 Squadron
      • Part of No. 206 Squadron
    • Tristar Detachment - 4 Tristars of No. 216 Squadron
    • VC10 Wing - 7 VC-10s at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia
      • Part of No. 10 Squadron
      • Part of No. 101 Squadron
    • VC10 (for Aeromedical Evacuation) - 1 VC10 C1K at RAF Akrotiri from No. 10 Squadron
    • Sentry Wing - 4 Sentry AEW1s
      • Part of No. VIII Squadron
      • Part of No. 23 Squadron
    • BAe 125 Detachment - 3 BAe 125s of No. XXXII Squadron
    • Hercules Wing - 6 Hercules
    • Canberra Detachment - 2 Canberra PR9s of No. 39 (1 PRU) Squadron (a photo-reconnaissance unit) Azraq Air Base, Jordan
    • Nimrod R1 Detachment - 1 Nimrod R1 of No. 51 Squadron
    • Royal Air Force Regiment
      • 2503 (City of Lincoln) Regiment, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment

27 helicopters were also sent to the area, a mixture of Pumas and Chinooks, although the breakdown of types within that number is yet to be determined. Beyond the Hercules aircraft that were based in theatre, virtually the whole of the rest of the Hercules fleet, the C-17 fleet, and those Tristars and VC10s that had remained based in the UK were involved in transport operations to and from the Persian Gulf. Please help to fill in any gaps in the information as new material comes to light.

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