RAF Ascension Island (IATA: ASI, ICAO: FHAW), also known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Auxiliary Field, is a military airfield and facility...
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Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the coast...
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Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island...
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they flew to and from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, with a refuelling stop at Cape Verde because the runway at RAF Ascension Island was closed. With the...
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outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ascension Island: Ascension Island – island in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 966 miles (1,600 km)...
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Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha. Wideawake Airfield (RAF Ascension Island) is a fifth area of settlement, but is not a centre of population...
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on Ascension Island, a British Overseas Territory. It was built following the Falklands War to house Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel working on RAF Ascension...
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forces, as was seen during the 1982 Falklands War and the use of RAF Ascension Island as a staging post. Most of the bases are located on British Overseas...
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Royal Air Force (redirect from RAF stations)
at long-established overseas bases (Ascension Island, Cyprus, Gibraltar, and the Falkland Islands). Although the RAF is the principal British air power...
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Ascension and Tristan da Cunha List of volcanoes in Ascension Island Outline of Ascension Island Postage Stamps of Ascension Island RAF Ascension Island...
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British Overseas Territories (redirect from Military of Ascension Island)
Kingdom- and its allies: Ascension Island (part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) – the base known as RAF Ascension Island is used by both the...
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the RAF Airbridge or South Atlantic Airbridge) between RAF Brize Norton in the UK and RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands (via RAF Ascension Island)...
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The Ascension Island Council is an elected body that provides advice to the Administrator of Ascension Island on matters relating to the governance of...
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List of Royal Air Force stations (redirect from RAF Bases)
from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017. "RAF - RAF Ascension Island". RAF.MoD.uk. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 15 June 2017. Heyman, Charles...
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Wittering, via RAF Ascension Island and mid-air refuelling with Victor tankers, on an 8,000-mile journey to the Falklands in 17 hours, which set an RAF record...
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program Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, a rank in the Indian police RAF Ascension Island (IATA airport code ASI) Asia Asia (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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tickets. Civilian passengers had been permitted on flights to and from RAF Ascension Island with reservations handled by AW Ship Management, with some customers...
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early 2023, all major RAF transport aircraft are able to fly into RAF Mount Pleasant, as may be required. Utilizing RAF Ascension Island, a station which reports...
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Angeles New Boston Patrick Peterson Pillar Point Schriever Vandenberg Ascension Island Clear Feltwell Fylingdales Ka’ena Point Maui Oakhanger Thule In the...
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V bomber (redirect from RAF strategic bomber)
reach Ascension Island with vital supplies, and for the Vulcan bombers to reach the Falkland Islands for Operation Black Buck. In the meantime, the RAF forces...
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Ascension in Cat Hill, on Ascension Island, near the RAF Airfield. On August 18, 1986 the Mission sui iuris of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha...
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(and returning to) RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, to RAF Mount Pleasant, with a mid-way refuelling stop at RAF Ascension Island. The South Atlantic...
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AirTanker Services (section Royal Air Force (RAF))
ground refuelling stops resumed at RAF Ascension Island in May 2023. From late 2014, up to two AirTanker Holdings Limited RAF Voyager KC3 aircraft (currently...
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Falklands War (redirect from Falkland Islands War)
an airbase on RAF Ascension Island, co-located with Wideawake Airfield, on the mid-Atlantic British overseas territory of Ascension Island. They included...
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Operation Black Buck (category Ascension Island)
history at that time. The Operation Black Buck raids were staged from RAF Ascension Island, close to the Equator. The Vulcan was designed for medium-range missions...
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the United Kingdom. The three parts of the territory—Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha—effectively form an asymmetric federacy and collectively...
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operates flights from RAF Mount Pleasant to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England, with a refuelling stop at RAF Ascension Island. This service is called...
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Visa policies of British Overseas Territories (redirect from Visa policy of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Asked Questions, Ascension Island E-Visa Application". Ascension Island Government. Am I eligible for an e-visa?, Ascension Island Government. Tristan...
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Ascension is the representative of the monarch in Ascension Island, a constituent part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and...
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