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  wiki/RAF Bases Definition / wiki/RAF Bases Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
RAF Regiment SquadronsThis is a list of RAF Regiment squadrons.
RAF Biggin HillLondon Biggin Hill Airport, formerly RAF Biggin Hill, is an airfield at Biggin Hill in London Borough of Bromley.
RAF Greenham CommonGreenham Common is a piece of land in the south of England near the town of Newbury, Berkshire.
www.elresearch.com /wiki/RAF_Bases   (4245 words)

  
 Royal Air Force - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The primary role of the RAF in the Cold War years was the defence of Europe against potential attack by the Soviet Union.
RAF squadrons are somewhat analogous to the regiments of the British army, in that they have histories and traditions going back to their formation, regardless of where they are currently based, which aircraft they are operating, etc. They can be awarded standards and battle honours for meritorious service.
The Tornado F.3 is the RAF's air defence fighter aircraft, based at RAF Leuchars and RAF Leeming to defend the UK’s airspace.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force   (3909 words)

  
 List of Australian air force bases - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decommissioned as an RAAF base in 2003 although one squadron is still based there.
Some RAAF units were based at Butterworth Air Base as part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements.
RAAF Base Tengah was collocated with RAF Tengah in the 1950s at what is now Tengah Airbase, Singapore.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Australian_air_force_bases   (699 words)

  
 Royal Air Force - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The only RAF losses were a friendly fire incident when an RAF Tornado jet was shot down by a US Patriot missile killing both pilot and Weapons Systems Operator, and a Hercules transport plan shot down by ground fire killing the ten pesonnel on board.
RAF personnel who have risen to prominence either by their actions whilst serving, or subsequently are detailed at List of famous Royal Air Force members.
RAF fighters based in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait prior to and during the 1990 Gulf War, and later to enforce no-fly zones over Iraq.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force   (4058 words)

  
 The Royal Air Force - Stations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Currently based at Brize Norton are the VC10s of 101 Squadron, the 8 Tristar K1, KC1, C2 and C2As of 216 Squadron, the 4 C-17s of 99 Squadron and No 2624 (County of Oxford) Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment Field Squadron and sister RAuxAF Squadron, No. 4624.
Also based on the main airfield is the RAF College Air Squadron with Tutor T1s, and on the Cranwell North grass airfield is the Cranwell Gliding Club, part of the RAF Gliding and Soaring Association (RAFGSA).
The unit based at Northolt responsible for VIP transport is No 32 (Royal) Squadron which operates 6 BAe125s, 2 BAe146s and 3 Squirrel HCC1s, and incorporates the aircraft of the former Queen's Flight.
www.raf.mod.uk /stations/f_stn.html   (2942 words)

  
 List of RAF stations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
RAF Doncaster (Yorkshire) formerly RFC Doncaster (1914) Royal Flying Corps
List of air stations of the Royal Navy
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_RAF_bases   (82 words)

  
 RAF Gan - TheBestLinks.com - Indian Ocean, Royal Air Force, Singapore, 1977, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
RAF Gan, Indian Ocean, Royal Air Force, Singapore, 1977, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1950...
RAF Gan was a Royal Air Force base on the Maldive Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
It was first established in the 1950s as a stopover on the reinforcement to the RAF Far East Air Force based in Singapore.
www.thebestlinks.com /RAF_Gan.html   (230 words)

  
 Royal Air Force
The RAF were close to defeat but Adolf Hitler then changed his tactics and ordered the Luftwaffe to switch its attack from British airfields, factories and docks to civilian targets.
Although RAF pilots were able to bring down a large number of German planes, critics claimed that they were not always available during emergencies and prime targets became more vulnerable to bombing attacks.
The great Dunkirk evacuation started on 26th May. The RAF was extremely active throughout the famous withdrawal but such is the nature of aerial combat that the skirmishes seldom occurred in sight of the actual evacuation beaches.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWraf.htm   (7422 words)

  
 RAFMarineCraftHomepage
RAF Marinecraft originated in the "First World War",when the RAF was formed.Various small craft and personnel were transfered from the "Royal Naval Air Service".
Though times of change inthe 30's the RAF gradually increased its role in the design of its launches,one of the famous names involved in the design was aircraftsman Shaw[Laurence of Arabia].
In 1946 the RAF took over two Bangor class Minesweepers,HMS Bridport and Bridlington,they became H.M.A.F.V's,[Her Majesty's Airforce Vessel's].These vessels were operated,home and overseas on long range weapons and sonar bouy recovery amongst other duties.Until 1958 when both were scrapped.
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 iMedia Connection: Setting the Grapevine Alight with Email
RAF marketing is still sometimes seen as the pyramid scheming of email marketing, but it is powerful if it is used wisely and correctly as part of a sound marketing strategy.
RAF can very quickly reach your target audience, increase brand awareness and leads, and ultimately deliver a high return on a relatively small investment.
RAF email marketing allows the user to send a message that is triggered using real time messaging to one or multiple "Friends" email addresses.
www.imediaconnection.com /content/6057.asp   (1056 words)

  
 List of RAF bases - TheBestLinks.com - RAF Bases, Ascension Island, Bahrain, Borneo, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
List of RAF bases - TheBestLinks.com - RAF Bases, Ascension Island, Bahrain, Borneo,...
RAF Bases, List of RAF bases, Ascension Island, Bahrain, Borneo, Canada, Cyprus...
This is a list of Royal Air Force bases in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
www.thebestlinks.com /RAF_Bases.html   (86 words)

  
 The world's top raf lyneham websites
RAF Lyneham is an air base in Wiltshire England.
It is the home base of all the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force.
Lyneham is scheduled for closure by 2012 with functions and aircraft relocating to RAF Brize Norton.
www.websbiggest.com /dir-wiki.cfm/raf_lyneham   (204 words)

  
 RAF Mildenhall
The RAF’s perceived threat it envisioned in the late 1920s began to materialize in light of the "Munich Crisis." Between 26 September 1939 and 4 October 1938, the base completed its installation of its defense systems.
During the course of the war, the base witnessed the transition from the two-engine Wellington, to the Short Stirling, and finally to the four-engine Avro Lancaster.
In May 1993, as part of the drawdown of forces in Europe, it was announced that the USAF-operated base at RAF Alconbury was to be returned to the UK Ministry of Defence.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/mildenhall.htm   (1480 words)

  
 RAF Bentwaters RAF Woodbridge Twin Bases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Of course Colonel Halt was the deputy base commander at RAF Bentwaters and Woodbridge.
As aforementioned, my concern was with the witnesses and those stationed at RAF Bentwaters and Woodbridge and, the people who knew more about that than anybody, were the witnesses and of course their commanders.
The debunkers claims are based on wild speculation and theory and with the evidence I have presented for the case, these claims do not stand up.
www.bentwaters.org /ufo/georginalarry.htm   (6343 words)

  
 RAF-lincolnshire.info :: Stations and Bases
They are listed by type and alphabetically in the list to the left and are placed on the interactive Lincolnshire map below.
For a full list of locations named on the site, together with links to mapping and aerial photographs, visit the locations page.
RAF Hemswell was originally known as Harpswell during the Great War.
raf-lincolnshire.info /stations.htm   (179 words)

  
 RAF Bentwaters New Names Page
RAF Bentwaters, Jun 1966-Jun 1969, 81st CB SP GP.
Bryant Jackson: RAF Bentwaters, Jul 1981-Jul 1983, 81st SUPS.
Some rooms will be restored to their original condition, whilst other rooms will be used to show the history of RAF Bentwaters, the units that have been based there, and information on the 'twin' base at RAF Woodbridge.
www.geocities.com /rafbentwaters/anew1.htm   (3065 words)

  
 Heritage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The construction of the base at Dallachy first brought in an appreciable number of Irish laborers and then a steady flow of Royal Air Force personnel.
On the way back to their base in Norway, their car overturned and Dierks was killed.
In Buckie, Inspector Simpson continued with the investigation and discovered in their luggage a Mauser pistol, wireless equipment, a list of RAF bases, batteries, and a torch clearly marked made in Bohemia.
aia.lackland.af.mil /homepages/pa/spokesman/Nov03/heritage.cfm   (1620 words)

  
 Military Aviation Movie List
Actor David Tomlinson had been an RAF Flight instructor during the war, and was later badly injured in a Tiger Moth crash in the 1950's.
Loosely based on Col. F.Armstrong and the 306 BG.
This footage was shot at the 8th base of Grafton-Underwood with the 384 BG, during April-May 1945.
www.coastcomp.com /av/fltline2/avmovie.htm   (10984 words)

  
 Military List : Raf
Royal Air Force Gan was a staging post for RAF aircraft flying to and from the Far East in the 60s/70s, which closed in 1976.
RAF Hemswell was a Bomber Command Royal Air Force Station in Lincolnshire.
Military List excludes all liability of any kind (including negligence) in respect of any third party information or other material made available on, or which can be accessed using, this Website.
www.military-list.com /raf/index.php   (878 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Future pledged for cutback bases
Mr Ingram met staff at RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Kinloss and pledged a future for the bases into the next decade.
Despite the cuts, the minister said the two bases still had a future, with the Nimrod fleet guaranteed to remain at RAF Kinloss until 2013.
He suggested that empty homes on the bases following the job cuts could end up being occupied by people currently on the Moray housing association list as there is a housing shortage.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4351901.stm   (584 words)

  
 RAF Bentwaters Airmen Memories
It was witnessed by the local Fire Chief, Teacher, etc. Our friend Scotty, who worked at the Tower RAF Woodbridge said they picked it up on radar, but when we called to notify them, they said it was just a bright star (yeah, right!)...
It was surreal, dimming all runway lights, obstruction lights around the base and even the tower cab lights, so that the C-130 pilots could use their night-vision glasses to make a touch and go approach to the runway.
I lived in the base housing there for awhile and that was the most enjoyable time I had in the UK.
www.geocities.com /maureenjim/bwairmen3.htm   (3783 words)

  
 A Possible Roswell/RAF Connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
From approximately 1946-1955, the RAF leased over 87 B-29 Superfortress bombers (called Washingtons by the RAF), from American stocks as stopgap aircraft to supplement the serving but obsolescent Lincoln bombers, that were lengthened re-builds of the wartime Lancaster with American engines.
Of the nuclear role there can be no doubt, if only because many Washingtons based in Britain had fl anti-flash radiation paint on their underbellies, and so it must have been planned for a few to attack at a very low altitude, indicating a possible hi-lo tactic to fox radar.
If there was only a small RAF liaison team in Roswell during this time, it would be an interesting new light on this period, particular as some of these RAF ground and aircrews might well be very much still alive and perhaps available for interview.
www.virtuallystrange.net /ufo/updates/2002/dec/m09-002.shtml   (1362 words)

  
 Friends of the Earth: Press Release: RESIDENTS AND FOE TEAM UP TO OPPOSE KENT AIRFIELD EXPANSION
Research by Friends of the Earth has uncovered no less than four plans to turn disused RAF bases into new regional airports.A fifth proposal was scrapped after opposition from local residents.
In November, Friends of the Earth got Cynog Dafis MP to ask George Robertson, Secretary of State for Defence to list RAF bases that have closed since 1993, and to say what use is planned for them in the future.
Stagecoach Aviation would like to use RAF Northolt in West London as a relief airport for Heathrow for planes carrying fewer than 100 passengers.
www.foe.co.uk /resource/press_releases/19990112000125.html   (618 words)

  
 RAF-lincolnshire.info :: the home of Royal Air Force and airfield history in Lincolnshire
A brief history of the RAF in Lincolnshire
The site focuses on the Second World War but spans the history of the RAF and its precursors from the dawn of manned military aviation to the present day.
There are also pages to cover the memorials to units based at Lincolnshire stations, photographs of stations and details of aviation museums.
raf-lincolnshire.info   (363 words)

  
 Stars & Stripes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
For example, the big-money projects that were approved for 2005 were for bases that are going to be around for years to come, according to planners at the U.S. European Command.
The Base Realignment and Closure commission, a Congressionally appointed group, is scheduled to meet from May to September to map a master plan for stateside bases that could determine where the 1st AD and 1st ID are moved.
The MorĂ³n Air Base, also in southwestern Spain, is halfway between the United States’ East Coast and U.S. bases in the Middle East and is a perfect stopover for planes flying back and forth.
www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=27019   (739 words)

  
 military ghosts, page 1, ghost books, RAF, Royal Air Force, Invisible Ink--Books on Ghosts & Hauntings
I'll list the bases in each because some of you readers may have either visited or served at them.
UFOs, haunted Borley Church, A phantom army at Harrogate, jinxed jets, Devil Dogs, and, at Culham, five bandaged ghosts seen warming themselves at a red-hot stove, which was cold to the touch of the witness.
RAF Barkston Heath and Cottesmore--both home to ghostly cyclists, Debden, Eastmoor, Hemswell, High Wycombe, Leeming--the most haunted airfield in Britain; N. Witham, Nuthampstead--where witnesses see a phantom rider on horseback and a four-foot puddle of blood; Scampton, Skipton-on-Swale, Thorpe Abbotts, Waddington, Winthorpe.
www.invink.com /spectra2.html   (277 words)

  
 Telegraph | News
Five RAF bases are to go, with the scrapping of all the RAF's 62 ground-attack Jaguars, all its 79 ground-attack GR7 Harriers and all its 39 Puma helicopters.
The RAF bases to close include Coltishall in Norfolk, which houses all the RAF's Jaguar ground-attack aircraft, Wittering in Cambridgeshire, home of Joint Force Harrier, and Benson in Oxfordshire.
Military commanders are furious at the long list.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/04/02/ncuts02.xml   (551 words)

  
 House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 Feb 1997 (pt 31)
Bases are made available to the United States authorities by Her Majesty's Government under arrangements that exist for our mutual defence.
It is therefore not known at present what alternative role and function the base will assume.
Madden: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those security of tenure or lease agreements made with the United States Government relating to bases in the United Kingdom which are currently in force.
www.fas.org /irp/facility/menwith/970224.htm   (569 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | World war buildings to be listed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Duxford in Cambridgeshire is one of the airfields to be listed
Buildings at wartime airfields linked to the Battle of Britain and the Dambuster raids are to be listed.
The listings are the result of a survey of military aviation sites by English Heritage.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4490730.stm   (276 words)

  
 RAF Machrihanish -- Black Triangle Research Group - Ayrshire Division
Does RAF Machrihanish really excist, if you check the list of RAF bases on the RAF website,there is no record of it.
>HI there, good website > >Does RAF Machrihanish really excist, if you check the >list of RAF bases on the RAF website,there is no >record of it.
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www.voy.com /49829/101.html   (314 words)

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