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BCA - 2023.4092
Title
Archaeological Dig at RAF Brize Norton
Date(s)
- 2022 (Creation)
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JPG
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Newspaper Cutting about a dig on the Brize Norton Airfield which has uncovered several different types of aircraft bits from 45 German aircraft captured by the Allies in 1945 and taken to the base for testing, and USA aircraft from the time that the USAF were based at Brize in 1950's. These will be displayed at the RAF Brize Norton Heritage Centre