RAF Brize Norton: Base Called into Action - Afghanistan
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Witney Gazette article about flights bringing people home from Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of western troops in 2021,
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RAF Brize Norton: Base Called into Action - Afghanistan
Witney Gazette article about flights bringing people home from Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of western troops in 2021,
Janet Westman
RAF Brize Norton: New jobs in £400m aviation funding
Newspaper cutting about 50 jobs to be created at the base after the MOD announced £400 million investment in the C17 Globemaster and Chinook helicopter.
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Avro York failed take off from Brize Norton 1946
On 28 November 1946 an Avro York MW168 belonging to the Transport Command Development Unit at RAF Brize Norton failed to become airborne and instead crashed on to the railway line between Brize Norton and Carterton stations, coming to rest in a field, as pictured. Needless to say the line was closed for several days while the RAF effected recovery.
Photograph from the Martin Loader Collection
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Historic RAF Flight powered by Cooking Oil
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.
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RAF Brize Norton 70 Sqn reformation
Newspaper cutting:- RAF Squadron gets new lease of life. 70 Squadron to become first frontline unit to fly new Airbus A400M Atlas
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RAF Brize Norton: Maiden flight of Airbus A400M
Newspaper article about the new fleet of Airbus A400M to be delivered to RAF Brize Norton.
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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
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RAF Brize Norton: RAF Medics back from Nightingale Hospital duty
RAF Medical Personnel return from helping out at the Nightingale Hospital set up to cope with the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Air base and school forge STEM links
Article reporting the collaboration of RAF Brize Norton and Carterton Community College to produce a STEM Partnership for students.
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