Current Role
As "No. XVII (Reserve) Squadron" it was reformed on 1 April 2005 at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to operate the Typhoon T.1 and F.2. It is the Operational Evaluation Unit for the type and is called the Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit (TOEU).
On initial entry to RAF service the squadron was reformed "as a Reserve Squadron" on 1 September 2002 at BAE Systems' Warton airfield where a special facility had been constructed. The Squadron relocated to RAF Coningsby on 1 April 2005 and was officially re-formed at its new base on 19 May 2005. No. XVII(R) Squadron was joined at RAF Coningsby on 1 July 2005 by No. 29 Squadron, thus bringing to the end the Typhoon's "Case White" entry into service programme. An initial operational capability is expected to be established in 2007 by No. 3 Squadron.
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