Most of the deployed EAWs are located in the Middle East.
No. 901 Expeditionary Air Wing
As of 2017, the wing was located at Al Udeid Air Base,[18] providing support to Headquarters No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group and Headquarters Joint Force Communication and Information Systems (Middle East).[19]
Previously as a Middle Eastern EAW it comprised "A" Flight, at a not-publicly known location [likely to be Al Udeid, Qatar], flying Lockheed Hercules C4; "B" Flight (unknown location [likely to be Mussanah, Oman], reformed in 2013 as unknown)[19] flying the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III; and "C" Flight (disbanded March 2015)[19] at Bahrain International Airport[21] flying a mix of BAe125s and BAe146s from No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron.
During the Second World War, No. 901 Wing formed part of No. 224 Group RAF, Third Tactical Air Force. It was formed on 1 October 1944 at Chiringa in British India. At the time of its formation, 901 Wing consisted of two Squadrons: 177 and 211 Squadron, both of which flew Bristol Beaufighter twin-engined fighter-bombers. The Wing was renamed No 901 (Tactical) Wing with effect from 1 December 1944. The Wing continued to operate up to four squadrons equipped with Beaufighters and de Havilland Mosquitoes during 1944-45.[22]
