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RAF Brize Norton steps in and helps Medics

  • BCA - 2022.3980
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  • 2015

Newspaper Article about the RAF being trained to help paramedics in Witney area. Bampton Councillor Mark Booty thought it was a great idea

Janet Westman

RAF Brize Norton: TriStar retires after 30 years

  • BCA - 2022.3991
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  • 2014

Newspaper Article reporting the retirement of TriStar aircraft from RAF Brize Norton. The last four aircraft will go to Bruntingthorpe in Lincolnshire to be scrapped.

Janet Westman

Article in Witney Gazette about 20 mph speed limit 2023

  • BCA - 2023.4178
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  • 2023

Article from Witney Gazette written by Miranda Norris senior reporter, about the opponents of the 20 mph scheme to be introduced in villages throughout England in 2022, and stating that the Bampton Parish Council supported the proposal and it would go ahead. Refers to a flawed Survey Monkey where 155 objections came from the same IP address.
Bill Cotton, Corporate Director Environment and Place, wrote: “The parish council support the proposals as does the local elected county council member. Given this support it is considered that this outweighs the objections given.”
Bampton resident Alan Oliver said: "It's not so much that the county council has discounted the consultation, they seem to have done that everywhere. But, basically, if Bampton Parish Council asked for 20mph they would get it."

Janet Westman

RAF Brize Norton: Rescue Mission Kabul

  • BCA - 2022.3996
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  • 2021

Front Cover of Witney Gazette August 18 2021. Emergency response from RAF Personnel to collect people from danger

Janet Westman

Historic RAF Flight powered by Cooking Oil

  • BCA - 2023.4189
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  • 2022

Article written by Miranda Norris for the Oxford Mail reporting on the air-to-air refuelling flight – powered by approximately 43 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flew from RAF Brize Norton. The voyager aircraft was run by a blend of fossil fuels and even cooking oil. The RAF worked with BP, who supplied the fuel, to re-certify the mixture and ensure the required standards for a safe and effective mission.

Janet Westman

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