Identity area
Reference code
BCA - 2022.3974
Title
80th Anniversary, Royal Air Force Station, Brize Norton
Date(s)
- 2018 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 page pdf
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two-page summary of the 80-year history of RAF Brize Norton, written by Peter Fullerton in April 2018
Mentions that it was built in 1936, bombed in 1940, largest RAF Base in UK, was USAF Base for 12 years from 1960, and roles played transporting equipment and personnel to conflicts during that time..