RAF Valley
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RAF Valley is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It provides advanced pilot training using the BAE Hawks for pilots.
No. 4 Flying Training School takes RAF and Royal Navy pilots from 1FTS at RAF Linton on Ouse and trains them to fly fast jets, prior to training on an Operational Conversion Unit. 4 FTS is divided into two squadrons; 208 Sqn provides the advanced flying training, students then moving onto 19 Sqn to receive tactics and weapons training.
Valley is also home to 'C' Flight of 22 Sqn with Sea King helicopters. These are busy in the Search and Rescue role, rescuing people from ships in the Irish Sea, from the mountains of nearby Snowdonia and elsewhere.
RAF Mona, also on Anglesey, acts as a relief landing ground.
External link
RAF Station Valley (http://www.rafvalley.org/)