British Forces Deployed Units in
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
British Commander in the Gulf: Lieutenant-General Sir Peter
de la Billierie
Royal Air Force
|
Squadron Number
|
Aircraft
|
Base
|
| 51 |
Nimrod R.Mk 1 |
RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus |
|
Tornado GR.Mk 1 |
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia |
| 51 |
Nimrod R.Mk 1 |
Seeb, Oman |
| 42 and 201 |
Nimrod MR.Mk 2P |
Seeb, Oman |
|
Tornado F.Mk 3 |
RSAF Dhahran |
| 29 |
Tornado GR.Mk 1A |
RSAF Dhahran |
|
Tornado GR.Mk 1 |
Bahrain International Airport, Muharraq |
| 6 |
Jaguar GR.Mk 1A |
Bahrain International Airport, Muharraq |
| 216 |
Tristar |
Palermo, Italy? |
| 55 and 101 |
VC10 K. Mk 2 and K.Mk 3 |
|
|
VC10 C.Mk 1 |
|
| 47 |
Hercules C.Mk 1 and C.Mk 3 |
|
|
Buccaneer S.Mk 2B |
|
|
Puma HC.Mk 1 |
|
|
Chinook HC.Mk 1B |
|
Royal Navy
The Armilla Patrol: 11 ships, under the command of Commodore Paul Haddocks.
Including H.M.S. Jupiter, H.M.S. London, H.M.S. Gloucestershire and H.M.S.
Cardiff supported by RFA Fort Grange and RFA Argus among other vessels.
Royal Navy Sea Kings also formed part of the Support Helicopter Force Middle
East.
Royal Navy Frigates and Destroyers also operated Royal Navy Sea
Lynx HAS.Mk 3s which calked up 15 Iraqi ship kills.
British Army
1st Staffordshire Regiment
5th Airborne Brigade
39th Royal Engineers
Special Air Service Regiment
Army Air Corps units operated Gazelle AH.Mk 1 and Lynx AH.Mk 7,
and a sole communications aircraft an Islander AI.Mk 1
1st (British) Armoured Division
Division Troops
-
16th/5th The Queen Royal Lancers (recce)
-
4 Regiment, Army Air Corps
Divisional Artillery Group
-
12 Air Defence Regiment (6 Tracked Rapier SAM, 6 Towed Rapier SAM)
-
39 Heavy Regiment (12 MLRS)
-
32 Heavy Regiment (12 M110 203mm SP Howitzer)
-
26 Field Regiment (16 M109 155mm SP Howitzer)
4th Armoured Brigade, Brigadier Christopher Hammerbeck commanding.
-
14th/20th King's Hussars (57 Challenger MBTs)
-
1st Battalion, Royal Scots (45 Warrior APCs)
-
3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (45 Warrior APCs)
-
2 Field Regiment (24 M109 155mm SP Howitzer)
7th Armoured Brigade The Desert Rats, Brigadier Patrick Cordingley
commanding.
-
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars (57 Challenger MBTs)
-
Scots Dragoon Guards (57 Challenger MBTs)
-
1st Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment (45 Warrior APCs)
-
40 Field Regiment (24 M109 155mm SP Howitzer)
-
A Squadron, Queen's Dragoon Guards (12 Scimitar, 4 Striker and 4 Spartan)
-
Royal Marines
Royal Marine detachments onboard Royal Navy warships in the Gulf, participated
in stop and search operations on ships in the Gulf.
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