RAF Leeming: Northern England's go-to airbase crucial to UK defence

RAF Leeming, located near the A1 in North Yorkshire, oversees a multitude of tasks and has been described as crucial to UK defence. Among the many units calling the base home, 11 Squadron Qatari Emiri Air Force, sees the next generation of Qatari and British fighter pilots learning their craft, side-by-side, on Hawk T2 jets. But this task, vital as it is to both the air forces of Qatar and the UK, is just one part of a much wider defence picture operating out of the base. It's also home to one of the country's busiest Mountain Rescue teams and its runway handles 22,000 aircraft movements per year - more than some civilian airports. More: https://www.forces.net/services/raf/r... #forcesnews #airforce #uk #qatar #drone Subscribe to Forces News: http://bit.ly/1OraazC Check out our website: https://www.forces.net/ Facebook:   / forcestv   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forcesnews/... X:   / forcesnews