1 Squadron

RAF Waterbeach

As part of the newly formed specialist group within Transport Command, Nos. 1 and 54 Squadrons were designated to provide the offensive element of No. 38 Group. In September 1962, 1 Squadron undertook its longest deployment yet when it flew ten Hunters out to Aden on a month’s detachment, the objectives being; 1) to test its ability to deploy to a distant airfield and operate from it in the air-support role with minimum delay, 2) to familiarise itself with operating conditions for real, in a completely different environment from anything it had experience so far and 3), to give respite to the over-worked MEAF Hunter units.

Aircraft

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XE615-A taxies along the apron at Khormaksar. (author)	XE624-B being refuelled at Khormaksar. (author)	XG195-C turning off the peri-track at Khormaksar. (author)	XG130-E turning off the peri-track at Khormaksar. (author)	XG207-F returning from a sortie at Khormaksar. (author)	XE628-G turning off the peri-track at Khormaksar. (author)
XE650-U taxiing along the apron at Khormaksar. (author)	XE646-V taxiing along the peri-track at Khormaksar. (author)	XE584-W turning off the peri-track at Khormaksar. (author)	XG253-X awaiting refuelling on the Khormaksar pan. (author) Crashed 30 miles from Aden on 28/10/62 while en-route to Bahrain at the end of the squadron's detachment to Khormaksar. Pilot safely ejected.