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The Hercules Reserve Aircrew which formed at Lyneham in 1999 within the OCU were tasked with keeping 5 crews on limited readiness. By the time the OCU was disbanded in 2001 the HRA became 1359 Flt embedded in LXX Sqn. At its apogee the Flight fielded 9 CR crews employed on Ops Telic and Herrick. I once represented the OC R*y H***** at a RAuxAf commanders conf at Cottesmore and the various Sqns lamented their recruiting figures. The Chair said "We will bypass 1359 Flight". Somebody asked why and the young lady from Biggin Hill said "Because they have 100% manning and a waiting list!"
The Flight asked for Squadron status but that wasn't granted for another 10 years and the rather diminished force at Brize is now 622 Sqn.