RAF Brize Norton: Airtanker Maintenance Inspections
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- 2015
Newspaper Article reporting that AirTanker company has taken on the contract for maintaining and delivering the Voyager Aircraft
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RAF Brize Norton: Airtanker Maintenance Inspections
Newspaper Article reporting that AirTanker company has taken on the contract for maintaining and delivering the Voyager Aircraft
Janet Westman
RAF Brize Norton: Kabul Falls to Taliban following withdrawal of UN Troops
Newspaper page showing pictures of RAF Personnel leaving Brize Norton heading for Afghanistan on the rescue mission following the withdrawal of UN Troops from Bases. August 2021
Janet Westman
RAF Brize Norton: Duchess of Cambridge visit to Base following Afghanistan Evacuation
The Duchess of Cambridge visited the RAF Brize Norton to meet the military personnel and civilians who helped evacuate Afghans after the Taliban took over the country. Witney Gazette article dated Sept 22 2021
Janet Westman
Newspaper Article about Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood meeting Witney MP Robert Courts and West Oxfordshire District Councillor James Mills to discuss the MOD Housing on Upavon Way Carterton. More than 800 houses were originally on the site. but many had been demolished and new homes should have been built.
Janet Westman
RAF Brize Norton: A400M Atlas Aircraft arrival
Witney Gazette article about arrival of third A400M Atlas Aircraft part of fleet of 22 aircraft to replace the C-130 Hercules which will go out of service in 2022
Janet Westman
Bampton Shirt Race comes of Age
The cuttings are from the Standard, Times, & Echo dated Friday 1st June 1973. “Holiday festivities in Bampton”, “Bampton shirt race comes of age” and “Bampton Annual Fête”
This cutting describes the race and states it is in the 21st year. Harry Hampton and George Hunt , the winners of the first races in 1952/53 were the judges. Paul Bovington relayed the information. Junior class winners were Neil Hitchins and Darryl Hirons, and Adult Winners: Michael Bradley and Geofrey Lane from Black Bourton.
Junior Race: 1st -Anthony Collett Andrew Bathe, 2nd - Malcolm Walker and Kevin Paintin, 3rd - Clive Tanner and Valerie Adams
Senior Race: 1st Richard Snook and Mickey Smith, 2nd - Richard Buckingham and Darryl Hirons 3rd - Gordon Walker and David Pearce.
Janet Westman
Oxford Mail 75th Anniversary Edition VE Day
Special Edition for 75th Anniversary of VE Day. Articles about how people celebrated VE Day at the end of the War 2 in and around Oxford.
Janet Westman
Article on Major schemes to improve A40 between Witney and Wolvercote
Including accesses, cycle paths and signalling improvement suggestions
Janet Westman
RAF Brize Norton: new fleet of Atlas transport aircraft 2014
Newspaper Article about Prime Minister David Cameron visit to RAF Brize Norton to greet the new fleet of Atlas transport aircraft. 300 jobs will be created on the base and a new training School built.
Janet Westman
RAF Brize Norton: second Airbus A400M test flight
Newspaper Article about the second Airbus A400M Atlas to come into Brize Norton and that it was put through its test flight
Janet Westman