RAF Coningsby updates November 2025

All pictures are © Kevin Mape.

North side – Gate Guards.

ZE760 : 5Sqn : Tornado F3 – Inside Main gate over to the right.

XT891 : 891 : 41Sqn: Phantom FGR2 – Inside Main gate on the left.

Outside BBMF HQ

EN398 : JE-J : Spitfire IX – Full size replica : (BAPC 541)

Outside 29Sqn HQ

XS897 : Lightning F6 – wears XP765 : A : 29Sqn.

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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight– Hangar 4 -operate near the western end of the A.S.P.

c/s Battle, Memorial, Fighter, Hurricane, Spitfire, Lancaster, Dakota and Chippy.

DHC-1 Chipmunk T10 

WG486 : E : Bristol UAS markings :

WK518 : D : ULAS markings :

Hawker Hurricane IIc

LF363: RF-J: 303(Polish)Sqn markings :

PZ865: ZY-V: 247 Sqn Night fighter markings :

Spitfire IIa

P7350 : KL-B : 54Sqn markings :

Spitfire Mk: LF.XVIe

TE311: 3W-M: 322(Dutch)Sqn /L-NG : 604Sqn : “SQN LDR MARK LONG” :

Spitfire Mk: PR.XIXe 

PM631:THUM Flight markings PR Blue overall with yellow spinner :

PS915: 81Sqn markings-All silver -on overhaul : 

Douglas C-47 Dakota III

ZA947 : 31Sqn : SEA markings :

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29Sqn Typhoon OCU : Training Sqn – Operate from Hangar 1, Z Shelters and the ASP.

c/s Typhoon 29-55, 88-99, 300 series, Cobra, Gunfighter, Triplex, Warlord.

Typhoon T3

Tranche 2

ZK380 : 380 : 29Sqn markings :

ZK381 : 381 : 29Sqn markings :

Typhoon FGR4

Tranche 2 

ZJ950 : 950 : 29Sqn markings :

ZK304 : 304 : 29Sqn markings :

ZK309 : 309 : 29Sqn markings : 

ZK313 : 313 : unmarked : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

ZK317 : 317 : unmarked :

ZK319 : 319 : 29Sqn markings :

ZK321 : 321 : unmarked :

ZK324: 324 : 29Sqn markings :

ZK329 : 329 : 29Sqn markings : 

Tranche 3

ZK424 : 424 : 29Sqn markings :

ZK425 : 425 : unmarked :

ZK427 : 427 : 29Sqn markings : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

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12Sqn – RAF/Qatari Emri Air Force Typhoon RAF training unit formed to integrate Qatari personnel, including pilots and ground-crew into a unit when ready to operate a fleet of 24 Typhoon aircraft that are now in service .

c/s Typhoon 100 series: Wolf, Vandal, Deadpool, Vermin, Thalab, Rambo & Garland.

Operate from Hangar 2 and the Z Shelters on the ASP.

Typhoon T3

Tranche 2

ZK382: 382 : 12Sqn markings :

Typhoon FGR4

Tranche 2 

ZJ949 : 949 : unmarked : Coningsby 4.11.2025 : ( Practice Q)

ZK308 : 308 : unmarked : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

ZK314 : 314 : 12Sqn markings :

ZK318 : 318 : unmarked :

ZK353 : 353 : unmarked : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

ZK358 : 358 : unmarked : (on QRA 4.11 )

Tranche 3 

ZK371 : 371 : XI(F)Sqn markings :

ZK426 : 426 : 12Sqn markings :

ZK429 : 429 : XI(F)Sqn markings : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

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41 TES Typhoon Test & Evaluation Sqn – Operate from Hangar 3 and the ASP.

c/s Adnam, Apollo, Rebel, Viking, Rogue, Horseman, Mitre, PunisherPaladin , Seeker & Redneck.

Typhoon T3

Tranche 2

ZK379 : 379 : 41 TES markings : 

Typhoon FGR4

ZK315 : 315 : 41TES markings : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

ZK339 : 339 : 41TES markings : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

Tranche 3

ZK365 : 365 : 41TES markings :

ZK367 : 367 : 41TES markings :

ZK375 : 375 : 41TES markings : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

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BAe Typhoon Maintenance Facility – Main Hangar

Typhoon T3

Tranche 2

ZK383 : 383 : 12Sqn markings : (with TSF on the Southside).

Typhoon FGR4

Tranche 2

ZJ948 : unmarked :

ZK307 : 307 : unmarked :

ZK311 : 311 : 29Sqn markings :

ZK323 : 323 : unmarked :

ZK334 : 334 : unmarked :

ZK340 : 340 : unmarked

Tranche 3

ZK362 : 362 : 29Sqn markings :

ZK363 : 363 : unmarked :

ZK374 : 374 : unmarked :

ZK376: 376 : 12Sqn markings :

ZK432 : 432 : unmarked :

ZK439 : 439 : unmarked :

Airframes under repair .

Hangar 2

Tranche 2

ZJ944 : 944 : unmarked – Under repair from heavy landing & taking the cable.

Stored Airframes

HAS 55 in Foxtrot.

Tranche 2

ZJ940 : unmarked :

HAS 56 in Foxtrot.

Tranche 2

ZJ945 : unmarked :

TSF in Hangar 2

ZK383 : 383 : 12Sqn markings :

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XI(F)Sqn – Front line unit – Operate from Hardened shelters HAS5 to HAS11.

c/s Typhoon 11 & 60-87, Gringo, Havoc, Nitro, Razor, Pulsar and Tyrant.

Gate Guard – XR753: XI: Lightning F6 : Tranche 2

Typhoon FGR4

Tranche 2

ZK302 : 302 : unmarked :

ZK306 : 306 : XI(F)Sqn markings : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

ZK326 : 326 : unmarked :

ZK335 : 335 : unmarked :

ZK344 : 344 : 29Sqn markings : Coningsby 7.10.2025 .

ZK345 : 345 : 12Sqn markings : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

Tranche 3 

ZK364 : 364 : unmarked :

ZK428 : 428 : unmarked : Coningsby 4.11.2025 :

ZK434 : 434 : unmarked : 

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QRA – Quick Reaction Alert –– Operate from Hardened shelters HAS1 to HAS4 in Echo

dispersal by 12Sqn.

ZJ949 : 949 : unmarked c/s “Rigid 12” ( Q practice) Coningsby 4.11.2025 )

ZK358 : 358 : unmarked noted in Q Coningsby 4./11.2025 :

c/s “Rigid 11/12″

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Sierra Dispersal 

For visiting Aircraft & Helicopter’s to park & refuel.

BAe park their Mon – Fri regular Taxi Aircraft on Sierra.

G-OFLX : BAe : Embraer ERJ-145LU

G-OWTN : BAe : Embraer ERJ-145EP :

G-OTST : BAe : Da-42NG Twin Diamond c/s GST”

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Foxtrot Dispersal.

3(F)Sqn – Front line unit – Operate from Hardened shelters HAS50 to HAS60.

Gate Guard – XW924: G : Harrier GR3A : 3Sqn markings.

 c/s Typhoon 03-28: Chaos: Nightmare: Rampage: Brutal.

Typhoon FGR4

Tranche 2

ZK322 : 322 : unmarked :

ZK330 : 330 : unmarked :

ZK347 : 347 : unmarked :

ZK348 : 348 : unmarked :

Tranche 3

ZK431 : 431 : unmarked :

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Ground instruction Airframe – Hangar 1

ZJ916 : 916 : 29Sqn markings :

Weapon load trainer – Hangar 2

ZJ923 : 923/WS-T : 9Sqn markings :

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I am moving back to the North West in the next few weeks so the Movements page for RAF Coningsby will be sorted by Tim Poppa and John Gabor.

I would like to thank all the people that have helped with logs and information over the last 15 years. I will still be coming back to Lincolnshire as I will still have Family living in the local area.

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