HEADQUARTERS AIR COMMAND Air-DRes Sec 3b A Rayden Spitfire Block Royal Air Force High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP14 4UE E-mail: request-124987- Our Ref: 09-08-2012-151700-09
[email protected] 6 September 2012 Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you for your email of 9 August asking for information about the disbandment of XIII Squadron based at RAF Marham, and 14 Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth. This has been considered as a request for information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). I can confirm that the MOD does hold some of the information within the scope of your request. I will answer each of your questions in turn: 1. How much money was saved through disbandment? I cannot provide a total savings figure relating only to the disbandment of XIII and 14 Squadrons because the decision was taken as part of the wider savings measures under the overarching Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) therefore the information requested is not held. 2. Current location of the aircraft? The aircraft have been re-distributed, in line with fleet management requirements, between other squadrons at both RAF Marham and RAF Lossiemouth, as listed in the tables below: XIII Squadron Aircraft Number on Aircraft Current Location Disbandment ZA400 TEF - RAF Lossiemouth ZA551 IX(B) Sqn - RAF Marham ZA587 II(AC) Sqn - RAF Marham XV(R) Sqn - RAF ZA588 Lossiemouth 12(B) Sqn - RAF ZD707 Lossiemouth 12(B) Sqn - RAF ZG712 Lossiemouth ZG713 TEF - RAF Lossiemouth XV(R) Sqn - RAF ZG752 Lossiemouth ZG791 CMU - RAF Marham Aircraft Number on Aircraft Current Location Disbandment ZA367 RTP - RAF Leeming 12(B) Sqn - RAF ZA372 Lossiemouth ZA591 CMU - RAF Marham ZA607 31 Sqn - RAF Marham ZD843 31 Sqn - RAF Marham 12(B) Sqn - RAF ZD847 Lossiemouth ZD851 TEF - RAF Lossiemouth ZD895 IX(B) Sqn - RAF Marham XV(R) Sqn - RAF ZG709 Lossiemouth 3.