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XI(Fighter) Squadron - RAF Leeming

11 Squadron forward fuselage panel

11(F) Squadron tail badge

Towards the end of 2006 11(F) Squadron started to receive its first Typhoons, by April 2007 they had three Typhoons ('DA', 'DB' and 'DC') painted in their Squadron colours.

Air to Air Action

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Typhoon F.2 (ZJ932 'DB') over the North Sea (AARA 6) in April 2007.
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Left to right: Typhoon T.1A (ZJ811 'DZ' formally 'AZ' of 17(R) Squadron) c/s Zenith over Irish Sea (AARA 13) in October 2008.

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Left to right: Typhoon F.2 (ZJ931 'DA') using callsign 'Rampage' they were over North Sea (AARA 5) in March 2008.

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Left to right: Typhoon F.2 (ZJ932 'DB') using callsign 'Rampage' in March 2008.

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Left to right: Typhoon F.2 (ZJ932 'DB') over the North Sea (AARA 6) in April 2007.


Low Level Flying Action

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Left to right: Typhoon FGR.4 (ZJ942 'DH') over a lake in Wales in July 2011.

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Left to right: Typhoon FGR.4 (ZJ919 'DC') in the Lake District in September 2010.

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Left to right: Typhoon F.2 (ZJ929 'DL') using callsign 'Typhoon 72' came through in poor weather in February 2009.

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Left to right: Typhoon F.2 (ZJ919 'DC') in June 2007 and Typhoon F.2 (ZJ914 'DE') using callsign 'Typhoon 27' in May 2008 flying low through the 'Loop'.


Coningsby action

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Typhoon FGR.4 (ZJ919 'DC') resplendent with 15 mission marks for weapons dropped over Libya as part of Op ELLAMY in 2011 at Coningsby January 2012.

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Left to right: Typhoon F.2 (ZJ932 'DB') and Typhoon T.3 (ZJ808 'DW' formally 'BG') at Coningsby in April 2011.

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Left to right: Former 3(F) Squadron (ex 'QO-W') Typhoon F.2 (ZJ919 'DC') on one of its first sorties in 11(F) Squadron markings in April 2007.


Air show action

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Left to right: Typhoon FGR.4 (ZJ924 'DD') at RIAT 2009.

11(F) Squadron's Tornado F.3 days

On Monday October 31, 2005 11(F) Squadron with its Tornado F.3's disbanded at RAF Leeming. It's flying crew and most of it's aircraft will be moving across to 25(F) Squadron the last remaining squadron at Leeming. 11(F) Squadron won't be absent for too long, as they will be converting to the Typhoon at Coningsby towards the end of 2006.

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Now with 111 Squadron ZE942 'DF' is still in it's old 11(F) Squadron markings in October 2006.
ZE942 suffered a bird strike on March 7, 2007 and although assessed as Cat.3 damage it was retired from service due to its age.

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Left to right: Tornado F.3's (ZE200 'UM' and ZE295 'DC') using callsign 'Nitro' over the North Sea in July 2004 and ZE942 'DF' in October 2006.


Some 11(F) Squadron air to air and Low Level Flying Action....

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Just days before disbanding Tornado F.3 (ZG755 'DL') is captured flying at low level through Cumbria.

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Tornado F.3 (ZE342 'DZ') flying through the Lake District in June 2005.

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 Tornado F.3's (ZH553 'DY' and ZE942 'DF') passing through the Lake District also in June 2005.

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Left to right: Tornado F.3 (ZE204 'UJ') and still in 11 Squadron markings but now with 25 Squadron departs RAF Coningsby in November 2006.