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    Royal Air Force Benson or RAF Benson (IATA: BEX, ICAO: EGUB) is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located at Benson, near Wallingford, in South Oxfordshire...
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    Royal Air Force (redirect from RAF stations)
    stations: RAF Coningsby, RAF Marham and RAF Lossiemouth (Air Combat) RAF Waddington (ISTAR) RAF Brize Norton and RAF Northolt (Air Transport) RAF Benson and...
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    1992. RAF Abingdon closed on 31 July 1992, with the Oxford and London University Air Squadron and No. 6 Air Experience Flight moving to RAF Benson. The...
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    Netheravon in Wiltshire, HQ Land Command at Erskine Barracks in Wiltshire and RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, being considered for the role. Joint Helicopter Command...
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    Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance RAF Brize Norton — Air Transport RAF Benson and RAF Odiham — Support Helicopter Force, operating under...
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    the squadron moved from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire to RAF Northolt in Greater London, where it remains. The merger ended the RAF's provision of dedicated...
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    RAF to become No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron. Its BAe 146s and two Westland Wessex HCC.4 helicopters moved from RAF Benson to 32 Squadron's base at RAF Northolt...
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    of the Royal Air Force operates the Airbus Helicopters Puma HC.2 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire. No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed from...
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    6 Air Experience Flight (6 AEF) is an Air Experience Flight based at RAF Benson. It is one of twelve Air Experience Flights run by the Air Cadet Organisation...
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    - HQ at Upavon RAF Andover No. 21 Squadron RAF - Devon, Pembroke RAF Benson Queen's Flight - Andover, Chipmunk, Heron & Whirlwind RAF Brize Norton No...
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  • helicopters. It was announced in late 2008 that the squadron was to move to RAF Benson by 2010. The Squadron re-equipped with Puma HC Mk2 in 2014 following removal...
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    The RAF ordered 22 Merlin HC3 for transport missions, the first of which entered service in January 2001 with No. 28 Squadron RAF based at RAF Benson. The...
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    of 72 Squadron. In 2009, 230 Squadron relocated to RAF Benson together with 33 Squadron from RAF Odiham. Royal Air Force Pumas have also seen active...
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    Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Based at RAF Benson, it serves as the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit for the Westland Puma HC2 and...
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  • it operated the AgustaWestland Merlin HC3/3A transport helicopter from RAF Benson until 30 September 2014, when the Merlins were transferred to the Commando...
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    Flight, at RAF Wittering, (Grob Tutor T1) No. 6 Air Experience Flight, at RAF Benson, (Grob Tutor T1) No. 7 Air Experience Flight, at RAF Cranwell, (Grob...
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    Royal Naval Reserve, and in 2002, he was made Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Benson (promoted to Honorary Air Marshal in 2012). From 2009 to 2012, he was...
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    or Preston-Crowmarsh. The village is often confused with RAF Benson, which is a well-known RAF station and airfield. The airfield boundary is adjacent...
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  • Northern Ireland No. 72 Squadron RAF — Wessex HC2 No. 3 Squadron RAF Regiment — field RAF Benson No. 115 Squadron RAF — radio and airport navigation aid...
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    comprising six Chinooks and 150 personnel would transfer from Odiham to RAF Benson to form a joint Puma and Chinook Operational Conversion Unit. The move...
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    RAF Odiham, (Chinook HC5/HC6) No. 28 Squadron RAF, at RAF Benson, (OCU) No. 33 Squadron RAF, at RAF Benson, (Puma HC2) No. 230 Squadron RAF, at RAF Benson...
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    Flight RAF – Glasgow Airport No. 5 Air Experience Flight RAFRAF Wittering No. 6 Air Experience Flight RAFRAF Benson No. 7 Air Experience Flight RAF –...
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    subsequently in the War in Afghanistan, he became Station Commander at RAF Benson in 2010 and Capability Director at Joint Helicopter Command in 2014. He...
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  • sponsored reserve officers in the RAF. After training with both organisations, he was posted as Flying Officer to RAF Benson. He was then posted to operations...
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  • Group RAF; No. 44 Group RAF; No. 45 Group RAF; No. 46 Group RAF; No. 216 Group RAF; No. 229 Group RAF; No. 114 Wing RAF, and No. 116 Wing RAF at RAF Hendon...
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  • former Royal Air Force squadron which operated between 1956 and 1958 at RAF Benson, the squadron was formed by the replacements, disbandments and mergers...
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  • people who were airlifted out. No. 22 Squadron reformed on 14 May 2020 at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, as the Operational Evaluation Unit for the Joint Helicopter...
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    (RAF) on 20 June 1991. As officer commanding No. 78 Squadron he saw action in Iraq and then in Afghanistan. He became station commander at RAF Benson as...
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    the RAF to the Royal Navy; with the first Royal Navy Merlin squadron, 846 Naval Air Squadron, standing up concurrently and relocating from RAF Benson to...
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