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	UK Cold War:RAF Bases
		RAF Northolt was one of the key airfields in the Defence of London during the Battle of Britain.
		RAF Pembrey Sands is a bombing and firing range and is adjacent to the old Pembrey airfield on the south Wales Coast.
		RAF Saxa Vord in the Shetland Islands has had an association with the Royal Air force since 1957 when it became a Radar Station, today it is a Control and Reporting Post as part of the United kingdom Air surveillance and Control system giving warning of any aircraft approaching from the North.
	www.ukcoldwar.org.uk /rafbases.htm (3918 words)

	Belfast International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is also known as Aldergrove, after the village of that name lying immediately to the west of the airport.
		With the end of the war, Aldergrove remained open for Royal Air Force aircraft and for the fledgling civil traffic to and from Northern Ireland.
		The route was Glasgow to Aldergrove and the flight was operated by Midland and Scottish Air Ferries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belfast_International_Airport (607 words)

	RAF Aldergrove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		RAF Aldergrove first opened in 1918 but was not designated as an operational RAF station until 1925.
		Aldergrove was designated as a dispersal airfield for the RAF's V bomber force in the 1950s and was included in a reduced list of 26 airfields in 1962.
		Aldergrove is now home to a mixed force of helicopters, which operate across the province in support of the British Army and Police Service of Northern Ireland.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/RAF-Aldergrove.htm (318 words)

	Helicopter Database
		The Puma was introduced at RAF Odiham (EGVO) in Oct 1971 and the unit's Whirlwinds were passed on, with those of 1563 Flight to 84 Squadron in Dec 1971.
		Formed 15 Oct 1941 at RAF Valley as an Air-Sea Rescue unit with Walrus and Lysander fixed wing aircraft, it was disbanded at Harrowbeer, north of Plymouth on 15 Feb 1945.
		RAF Dragonflies were mainly used for SAR duties and served with the CFS Helicopter Flight, the first front line RAF helicopter squadron (and the Casevac Flight that preceded it) and the Queen's Flight.
	www.helis.com /database?menu=31&torg=30 (6706 words)

	The Royal Air Force - Stations
		Preparations for the arrival of the first RAF Typhoons in 2004 meant that No 56 (Reserve) Squadron, the Tornado F3 Operational Conversion Unit with its Tornado F3s moved north to Leuchars whilst the Tornado F3 Operational Evaluation Unit moved to nearby RAF Waddington.
		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).
		RAF Lossiemouth was built during 1938 and 1939 and opened on Ma 1, 1939 with No 15 Flying Training School as the major unit.
	www.raf.mod.uk /stations/f_stn.html (2942 words)

	RAF - Non-Commissioned Aircrew - Stations/Airbases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		RAF Akrotiri is mainly used as a staging airfield for transport aircraft flying to the Middle or Far East.
		RAF Valley is the home of 'C' Flight No 22 Sqn equipped with 2 Sea King HAR Mk 3s for Search and Rescue duties, and the Search and Rescue Training Unit (a detachment of DHFS, RAF Shawbury), which operates 3 Griffin HT Mk 1.
		RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire has three squadrons, No 51 Sqn, who fly the Nimrod R Mk 1 in the SIGINT role and Nos 8 and 23 Sqns who provide Airborne Early Warning cover with their 6 Sentry AEW Mk 1 AWACS aircraft.
	www.airmenaircrew.freeserve.co.uk /units/unit_details.htm (1070 words)

	MILNET:
		RAF Barkston Heath - The primary function of RAF Barkston Heath is as a Relief Landing Ground for the flying training activities at RAF Cranwell.
		RAF St Athan - St Athan is the major RAF maintenance base for Harrier, Tornado, Jaguar, Hawk, Dominie and VC10, all of which is the responsibility of the Engineering Division.
		RAF St Mawgan - Ferry Command was originally responsible for St Mawgan, and the base was initially used for ferry flights across the Atlantic.
	www.milnet.com /UK-mil.htm (3509 words)

	RAF Aldergrove
		The principal role for RAF Aldergrove is to provide a main base for helicopters and an airhead in the Province for other military aircraft.
		There are 1,000 RAF personnel and more than 350 Army Air Corps air crew and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (REME) personnel on 2 year residential tours of duty in Northern Ireland.
		JHF(NI) comprises 5 Regiment Army Air Corps flying a squadron of Lynx helicopters, a squadron of Gazelle helicopters and a flight of Islander aircraft and 230 Squadron RAF a Puma helicopter squadron.
	www.rafmovs.com /aldergrove.htm (680 words)

	Photographs of RAF Police Flights - page 2
		This was taken at RAF Debden during Summer 1965 when the RAF Police Dog Demo Team were part of that year's Royal Tournament.
		RAF Police Germany football team Vs Army Int and Sy Gp at RAF Reindahlen on 7 May.
		Instructors at Specialist Trg Flt at RAF Newton.
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/5909/photos1.htm (1519 words)

	The Royal Air Force - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The announcement by HM Government that additional Support Helicopters (SH), a mixture of Chinook and the EH101, would be procured, combined with the decision to close RAF Laarbruch, required reassessment of the future disposition of the SH Force.
		The major changes that have taken place are that; in June 1997 No 33 Squadron and its Pumas relocated from RAF Odiham to RAF Benson, No 18 Squadron and its Chinooks relocated from RAF Laarbruch to RAF Odiham and the Pumas from RAF Laarbruch relocated to No 72 Squadron at RAF Aldergrove.
		Progressively, over the next four or five years, the completely new EH101, which will be known as the Merlin Mk3, will enter service and be based at RAF Aldergrove and RAF Benson, extra Chinooks will join the three resident squadrons at RAF Odiham and the Wessex will finally be retired.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/odiham2.html (796 words)

	Squadron Leader Lawson Francis Smith(RAF) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1997 he moved to RAF Coningsby where he commanded Armament Engineering Flight with responsibilities for armament aspects of Tornado F3 aircraft, weapons storage and bomb disposal activities at the coastal air to ground training ranges.
		While at Aldergrove he was introduced to competition shooting, and in 1994 entered the RAF Skill at Arms Meeting for the first time.
		He was unavailable to enter RAFSAM in 1997 but was invited to shoot for the RAF in the United Services inter-services match at Bisley, with a just-zeroed weapon and no training that year, and put in the highest team score.
	www.chilli.net.au /~kremer/files/l_smith.htm (719 words)

	RAF ALDERGROVE - Find Friends from RAF ALDERGROVE at Forces Reunited
		Sarah McMahon was at RAF Aldergrove between 1985 and 2003
		Leslie Samuels was at RAF Aldergrove between 1955 and 1976
		Sarah Ward was at RAF Aldergrove between 2000 and 2004
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/RAFNames/RAF-Aldergrove.html (2905 words)

	Armed Forces - Royal Air Force - r7a13 - RAF Aircraft - Puma HC1
		Following the retirement of the last Wessex in 2003, the Puma is the oldest helicopter in RAF service.
		The 'package deal' between the UK and France on helicopter collaboration dates back to February 1967.The programme covered the development of three helicopter types - the Puma, Gazelle and Lynx.
		Production of the aircraft was shared between the two countries, the UK making about 20% by value of the airframe, slightly less for the engine, as well as assembling the aircraft procured for the RAF.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /raf/listings/l0033.html (260 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		An airbase of the Royal Air Force, RAF Aldergrove is 18 miles north-west of Belfast and is easily accessed via a network of main roads and motorways.
		The base shares the Aldergrove runways but has its own separate facilities and helipad.
		RAF Vickers VC10s and Lockheed Tristars in support of the RAF presence.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /RAF_Aldergrove (236 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - In the RAF in Aldergrove - A2142550
		I was stationed at Aldergrove in Northern Ireland, which was wonderful as the people were so kind to me. They used to stop me in the street and invite me to their homes for tea and a chat.
		We were also fed well in the RAF — I suppose the people that suffered the most with rationing were the people at home.
		Looking back, we had a good time during the war, but all this was spoilt due to an incident that occurred one day at camp.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A2142550 (365 words)

	MercoPress - Falklands-Malvinas & South Atlantic News
		Though he has not previously served in the Falkland Islands in an RAF career spanning more than 30 years, his sister, Kate, formerly an RAF Officer, was posted to the Falklands several years ago and his mother, a wildlife artist, has paid a brief visit there.
		Born and educated in Croydon, Air Commodore Lacey joined the RAF in 1972 as a University Cadet, graduating from Cambridge in 1975 with a degree in electrical sciences before entering officer and initial flying training at the RAF College Cranwell.
		After advanced flying training at RAF Shawbury, he graduated from the Wessex Operational Conversion Unit in 1978 to join his first squadron, No 72 Squadron then based at Odiham in Hampshire, though much of his time was spent supporting the Army in Northern Ireland.
	www.falkland-malvinas.com /Detalle.asp?NUM=2847 (922 words)

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		RAF Wildenrath in thelate 60's Norman Jackson, Ray Gaskil, Ken Smythe (with a Y and an E), Ron Webster, Ken Brigs, Bill Brooks, Jim Keeting, Ron Cunningham, Ken Cheslet Mick Woods In other words all of "A" shift..
		RAF Bruggen closes in 2002 and the Police Sqn are trying to gauge if there is enough interest from former members to hold a Farewell Party in June 2001 (You will have pay for your own transport & accommodation).
		RAF Finningley Reunion of any service people who were at RAF Finningley regardless of trade/rank etc on 15th January 2000.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/5909/geobook2.html (9997 words)

	RAF Aldergrove: 19 Jan 2005: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the factors were that influenced his decision to locate at RAF Aldegrove the court martial of six Royal Marine instructors facing assault charges connected with their conduct at Lympstone, Devon.
		The Military Court Centre at Aldergrove was deemed to be the most appropriate venue to accommodate this trial.
		It is a purpose built courtroom with modern facilities and is sufficiently large enough to handle a trial involving six defendants, their counsels and numerous witnesses.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans?id=2005-01-19.208857.h (124 words)

	RAFBF October 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The opening of the facility coincided with a recent visit to the Station by the GOC to see first hand the wide range of facilities that the station offers to its personnel and their dependants.
		Now that it has opened the teenagers are involved with the youth worker in the day to day running of the café, including the planning and preparation of the snack menu, and view the building very much as their 'Chillinn'.
		Representatives of the RAF Benevolent Fund will also be attending the Concerts and offering concert-goers the chance to win a spectacular prize by entering the free 'Guess the Number of Delphiniums' competition highlighted in the August Newsletter
	www.raf-benfund.org.uk /newsletter/rafbf-october05.htm (1374 words)

	The Royal Air Force Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The RAF use the airfield as a staging post for transport aircraft, and as a temporary operating base for aircraft carrying out Armament Practice Camps.
		The RAF Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, also use the airfield every year for their display work up.
		The primary function of RAF Barkston Heath is as a Relief Landing Ground for the flying training activities at RAF Cranwell.
	www.aircadets.info /theraf6.html (979 words)

	Irish Times Article - Informal arrival as Bush meets families of British forces in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		To the surprise of many, the president strode across the tarmac to talk to about 100 members of families based at the RAF base alongside the civil airport and to some 15 relatives of those who were recruited locally to British army regiments now fighting in the Iraq.
		The area was heavily policed and the press were required to be in position three hours in advance.
		The three helicopters lifted off for the short flight to Hillsborough, Co Down, where Mr Bush was to have dinner and commence the war summit with Mr Tony Blair.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/world/2003/0408/1007378166HM8KEENAN.html (437 words)

	news.mod.uk - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Representing RAF Lossiemouth this year was Cpl Talbot and Air Dog Tusca, Cpl Williams and Air Dog Troy, Cpl Lewis and Air Dog Kane and Cpl Reynolds and Air Dog Darren.
		Representing RAF Aldergrove were Cpl Bruce and Air Dog Ben, Cpl Hodgson and Air Dog Deefa, Cpl Weston-Ashford and Air Dog Jazz and Sgt Bird with Air Dog Robbie.
		During the escort, one of the criminals attempts to flee and the dog is expected to detain the criminal whilst the handler recovers the situation and recommences the escort.
	news.mod.uk /news/press/news_headline_story.asp?newsItem_id=3440 (1597 words)

	Squad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Each year the squad of about 40 personnel compete for places in their respective teams with the selectors looking to pick the top 9 men and 6 women.
		Dry slopes and the Snowdome (Tamworth) are used extensively with the RAF Dry Slope Championships being the focal point of the summer season.
		This is also the time where, as mentioned before, the selection panel decide on who has made the team and will continue race training in preparation for the main RAF Championships and the Inter-Service competition against the British Army and Royal Navy.
	www.bwinters1979.ukonline.co.uk /squad.htm (278 words)

	Military CV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Military CV Military CV Joined the RAF and after completion of Recruit and Basic Gunner Training (BG7/85) at the RAF Regiment Depot Catterick was posted to II Squadron RAF Regiment, RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire.
		Attended promotion course at the RAF Regiment Depot and was promoted to Corporal.
		Deployed with the Support Helicopter Force to Ploce dock in Croatia as part of the UN Rapid Reaction Force to the Former Yugoslavia.
	www.rafregt.com /cv.htm (179 words)

	RAF Aldergrove: 7 Sep 2004: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		RAF Aldergrove: 7 Sep 2004: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his Oral Statement of 21 July 2004, Official Report, columns 343–70, what the future operational size of RAF Aldergrove will be; and whether it will include all present forces, with particular reference to aerial surveillance stationed on the base.
		No decisions have been taken as to the future operational role of RAF Aldergrove which is listed in the Joint Declaration as one of the locations where, in the context of a peaceful society, the regular garrison in Northern Ireland might be based.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans?id=2004-09-07.186527.h (143 words)

	Royal Naval Air Stations of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945 Contents Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		RAF Airfields The Bases and their records contained herein are not detailed, if you require the conplete record of a particular airfield's activites, Please try the Action Stations series of Books, published by Patrick Stephens Limited between 1980 and 1990.
		Following the merging into the RAF these were lost to the Royal Navy.
		Was used by FAA as lodger facilities from RAF Northern Ireland.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Aircraft/Airstations/FAAAirStationsHomepage.htm (3446 words)

	No. 7 Squadron RAF - TheBestLinks.com - Royal Air Force, Ursa Major, CH-47 Chinook, Inverness, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		7 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the CH-47 Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham.
		On June 2, 1994 a 7 Sqn Chinook HC.2 (ZD576) crashed into the Mull of Kintyre while carrying 25 senior members of the British security forces from RAF Aldergrove, Belfast to Inverness.
		All passengers and the four crew were killed.
	www.thebestlinks.com /No._7_Squadron_RAF.html (246 words)

	View topic - RAF pays woman to train as stripper :: F-16.net
		An RAF aircraftswoman received money from the Ministry of Defence to re-train as a stripper, it was disclosed yesterday.
		Miss Hulme, who worked in air traffic control and was latterly stationed at RAF Aldergrove near Belfast, took the £490 course run at the For Your Eyes Only dancing school.
		Yesterday Miss Hulme claimed that the RAF paid her £2,100 to cover the course, flights to England, accommodation in a four-star hotel and expenses over four weekends.
	www.f-16.net /f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-3016.html (509 words)

	BFBS - Radio Middle East - Radio 1 Listings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		4 - 5pm: Body conditioning and step aerobics with Sarah at the RAF gym Aldergrove just £2.50 a session however you must bring a towel a exercise mat and a bottle of water.
		4 - 6pm: Family swim session at the swimming pool at RAF Aldergrove and all children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
		All Historical periods are covered; historical battles, fantasy battles and even role-playing.
	www.ssvc.com /bfbs/radio/nireland/ni_community_fri.htm (188 words)

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