Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton (IATA: BZZ, ICAO: EGVN) in Oxfordshire, about 75 mi (121 km) west north-west of London, is the largest...
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nearer Brize Norton than Bampton. RAF Brize Norton was established in 1937. In 1944, the Great Western Railway renamed the station Brize Norton and Bampton...
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Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) before they were relocated to RAF Brize Norton. RAF Lyneham was the Royal Air Force's principal transport...
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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...
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AirTanker Services (section Royal Air Force (RAF))
single-class cabin of 291 premium economy seats between RAF Brize Norton in the United Kingdom and RAF Mount Pleasant (IATA: MPN, ICAO: EGYP) on the Falkland...
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Waddington) No. 3 RAF Police & Security Wing (RAF Brize Norton) Headquarters No. 3 RAF Police & Security Wing No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 7 RAF Police (Air...
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Tristar fleet was retired in 2014. The RAF Tristars were operated by No. 216 Squadron, and based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England. No. 216 Squadron...
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and RAF exercises; a monthly flying schedule was published by RAF Brize Norton. Around 2023, management of the airfield was transferred from the RAF to...
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control of the nearby RAF Brize Norton, home of the Airborne Delivery Wing, formerly known as the No.1 Parachute Training School RAF. The grass airfield...
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Airborne Delivery Wing (redirect from No.1 Parachute Training School RAF)
all three British Armed Forces. It is based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. It was formed at RAF Ringway, now Manchester Airport, on 21 June 1940...
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List of Royal Air Force stations (redirect from RAF Bases)
Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance RAF Brize Norton — Air Transport RAF Benson and RAF Odiham — Support Helicopter Force, operating under...
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were overseen (parented in RAF speak) by RAF Brize Norton due to the larger base's proximity to Bampton Castle and that Brize was the home of No. 38 Group...
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2022, 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...
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Royal Air Force Voyager Vespina (redirect from VIP RAF Voyager)
Vespina is based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and is operated alongside the main fleet of RAF Voyagers by No. 10 Squadron RAF. Whilst on VIP duties...
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It had previously operated Lockheed TriStar K1, KC1 and C2s from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, between November 1984 and March 2014. No. 216 Squadron's...
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Defence's South Atlantic air bridge flights to RAF Mount Pleasant, on the Falkland Islands, from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, in the UK. Beginning in November...
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becoming part of the Lyneham Transport Wing. Subsequently it was based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, until it was disbanded in 2023. No. 47 Squadron Royal...
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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (redirect from RAF C17)
C-17A ERs in use as of May 2021 No. 24 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton No. 99 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton United States United States Air Force – 222 C-17s...
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The II Squadron RAF Regiment is a squadron of the RAF Regiment based at RAF Brize Norton. The squadron is parachute trained. The unit was formed as Number...
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flies the Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3 in the transport/tanker role from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. No. 10 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed...
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1944 to October 1944 at RAF Brize Norton. Albemarle VI from August 1944 to October 1944 at RAF Brize Norton. No. 297 Squadron RAF – Albemarle I from July...
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Squadron RAF Regiment, RAF Brize Norton, (Air Defence, 12x Rapier launch stations, defending RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Fairford) No. 20 Squadron RAF Regiment...
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Airbus A330 MRTT (redirect from RAF Voyager)
required by RAF tasking. No. 10 Squadron, at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire No. 101 Squadron, at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire No. 1312 Flight, at RAF Mount...
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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic/tactical transport aircraft from RAF Brize Norton. The squadron conducts global deployments on behalf of the British...
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Airbus Voyager in the air-to-air refuelling and transport roles from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. 101 Squadron RFC was formed at Farnborough on 12 July...
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in 1937 of the nearby RAF Brize Norton airbase. This development profoundly altered the settlement's character as Brize Norton became the Royal Air Force's...
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Parachutist Badge (United Kingdom) (section RAF)
Parachute Course, which is held by No 1 Parachute Training School at RAF Brize Norton, a 9-jump course attended by personnel from all branches of the UK...
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is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AM OCU). Based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, 24 Squadron is responsible for aircrew training on...
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resources had been fully redeployed between RAF Brize Norton, RAF Fairford, RAF Harwell, RAF Keevil and RAF Tarrant Rushton in preparation for Operation...
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Parachute Training Squadron of the Airborne Delivery Wing, based at RAF Brize Norton. The Basic Parachute Course is three weeks long for regular troops...
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