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	Lyneham Village - The History
		The RAF station’s arrival in 1940 and its housing developments have obscured parts of the village of Lyneham, straddling the Hilmarton – Lyneham road.
		The airfield of the RAF base lies to the west of the Calne – Lyneham road.
		RAF Lyneham was opened in 1940 and assumed full station status in 1942.
	www.lynehamvillage.com /history/rafstation.html (747 words)

	RAF Lyneham Flying Club - Home
		Welcome to the RAF Lyneham Flying Club, its aim is to provide good value flying available to all military servicemen, servicewomen and dependants.
		RAF Lyneham Flying Club was set-up in 2003 by some keen personnel serving at Lyneham, near chippenham in Wiltshire.
		Lyneham Flying Club is one of many RAF Flying Clubs whose aim is to offer lost cost flying instruction / flying lessons to members of the armed forces.
	www.lynehamaviation.co.uk (286 words)

	Lyneham News
		RAF Lyneham's personnel and families are very privileged to be the first station in the forces to have its own radio station.
		The morale factor for Lyneham based troops serving in remote locations, in all four corners of the globe, to hear their families is so reassuring.
		Lyneham Radio is the first volunteer-led radio station within the RAF, and possibly, the first within all three Services.
	www.lynehamvillage.com /news/lynehamraf/collective180106.html (858 words)

	RAF Lyneham - About Us
		About Us Royal Air Force Lyneham is home to the RAF’s Tactical Air Transport Force - the Hercules aircraft - and is one of the largest and busiest operational stations in the RAF.
		The Station badge consists of a comet spanning the globe and terminating in the Antipodes.
		RAF Lyneham’s motto, which reflects our raison d’être is:
	www.raf.mod.uk /raflyneham/aboutus/index.cfm (159 words)

	RAF LYNHEHAM VIEWING GUIDE
		RAF Lyneham is the Home of the Hercules, located on the Western edge of Lyneham village just South of the M4 between junctions 16 and 17, about 11 miles South/South-West of Swindon and 8 miles North-East of Chippenham in Wiltshire.
		Lyneham is a 24 hour, 365 day a year emergency airfield so is technically always open; in practice though you're not likely to see anything moving in the evenings.
		Unfortunately in deference to the local population's sensitive ears, RAF Lyneham has a number of earth banks surrounding anywhere where sustained engine noise can come from, and this end of the runway is one of those spots.
	www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk /spotting/lyneham.html (2298 words)

	RAF Brize Norton at AllExperts
		RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom, is the largest airbase of the Royal Air Force.
		In 1965 the RAF returned to Brize Norton and both 10 Squadron and 53 Squadron moved from RAF Fairford in May 1967.
		In 1976 115 Squadron moved from RAF Cottesmore operating the Hawker Siddeley Andover in the radar calibration role.
	en.allexperts.com /e/r/ra/raf_brize_norton.htm (913 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 Feb 2002 (pt 4)
		He is aware that the airmen and airwomen of RAF Lyneham play an outstanding and crucial role in the defence of the nation.
		RAF Lyneham has a long and illustrious history and was established in May 1940.
		Lyneham is also the base of the Hercules reserve aircrew, No. 47 Air Despatch Squadron of the Royal Logistic Corps, the United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Squadron, No. 4626 Aeromedical Evacuation Royal Auxiliary Squadron, and the tactical medical wing, which provides primary medical and dental care to deployed RAF units.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020226/halltext/20226h04.htm (3666 words)

	Royal Air Force Lyneham - Community (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We endeavour to offer comprehensive help to incoming personnel and their families, and to offer support in circumstances, such as separation, where an underlying feeling of insecurity and isolation can grow in partners who are left at home.
		To that end, these pages have been created to give families access to 'informed' local and national help, and information regarding current operations or detached duties in which their partner, father or mother may be involved.
		RAF Lyneham is not responsible for the content or availability of external websites.
	www.lyneham.raf.mod.uk /html/community/community.htm (216 words)

	RAF Stations around Chippenham (Site not responding. Last check: )
		RAF Rudloe Manor just off the Corsham to Box road (A4) finally closed in 2001 There is a report on its current state here and a photo here.
		RAF Hullavington on the Chippenham to Malmesbury road (A429) is still in use albeit by the army, Buckley Barracks (named after Ordnance Corps Hero John Buckley VC) is home to 9 Supply Regiment RLC.
		The RAF left in 1976 and the base became "Azimghur Barracks" when it was taken over by the Army in 1978 for The Junior Leaders Regiment Royal Corps of Transport.
	www.yourguide.org.uk /chippenham/raf.html (486 words)

	RAF Air Movements 1953-1961 - A retrospective of RAF service of the time
		Although the RAF Movements School at Kidbrooke was in operation, it seemed that new recruits to Air Movements were first sent direct to a station for "hands on" training.
		This was followed by LAC (Leading Aircraftman) and at the end of my first year at Lyneham I had made it to SAC (Senior Aircraftman) Ray Taylor, who was Cpl in the section on my arrival was a National Serviceman and came from Spennymoor in Co. Durham.
		Although there was a pub in Lyneham village, it wasn't thought to be far enough away from the camp for us young lads to feel comfortable.
	www.freewebs.com /exrafairmovements/raflyneham.htm (3199 words)

	Loss of a Hercules (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lyneham will never forget those brave men who have dedicated their lives to Britain and to the cause of a peaceful world.
		HRH The Princess Royal was at RAF Lyneham today along with Defence secretary Geoff Hoon and the families of those that died.
		Wing Commander Nigel Arnold from RAF Lyneham said they were in the process of contacting families of those involved and refused to speculate on the cause of the crash.
	www.lynehamvillage.co.uk /HerculesCrah.htm (1402 words)

	Royal Air Force Lyneham - History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Before RAF Lyneham was built, the area was an agricultural one, with several farms, some of them owned by the Methuen family from Corsham Court, some 10 miles to the south west.
		When RAF Lyneham opened, however, these had not been started, and the landing ground was on the site of the present aircraft parking area and sports field, and one of the quarters sites.
		The WAAF accommodation and Mess Hall were in Lyneham village, to the east of the main camp, where Pound Close and St Michael's Court now stand.
	www.lyneham.raf.mod.uk /html/history/history.htm (479 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 Nov 2001 (pt 1)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many medically downgraded personnel are serving at RAF Lyneham; if they may be deployed in the Falklands; and how that policy of deployment differs from that of the (a) Army and (b) Royal Navy.
		RAF personnel must be fit for the full ground duties of their branch or trade, including all general service duties.
		Personnel at RAF Lyneham have continued to perform to the very high standards typical of the armed services.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo011122/text/11122w01.htm (1869 words)

	All about Lyneham & RAF Lyneham (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lyneham Base was chosen because Brize Nortons runway is currently closed for repairs.
		Lyneham has been chosen as a good site due to its geoligical makeup it has emerged, since the freedom of information act allowed some 'then secret' documents from the 80's come to light.
		Raf Lyneham has again been awarded with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace for its contribution to humanitarian causes and community work.
	lynehamvillage.co.uk /RAFLyneham3.htm (588 words)

	Lyneham Village Online - Featured Articles
		The owner may believe that his or her pet can do no wrong, but to the person who steps in dog mess, or whose children are playing in the area, there is a definite problem that must be sorted out.
		Lyneham has always been in the limelight, for various reason.
		Why is it that, every year, the onset of winter driving conditions catches so many motorists out, the car is unprepared or the driver still thinks they are driving like they did in the previous summer months.
	www.lynehamvillage.com /features (1259 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Wiltshire \| RAF Lyneham to close
		The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire is to close by 2012, with the loss of hundreds of jobs.
		The base is home to 50 of the Hercules transport aircraft which will move with their crews to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
		James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire, described the decision to close Lyneham as "devastating", and accused Tony Blair of lying.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/wiltshire/3042522.stm (629 words)

	Armed Forces - Royal Air Force - r7a9 - RAF Aircraft - C-130 Hercules
		The C-130 Hercules C1 is the workhorse of the RAF transport fleet.
		Over the years it has proved to be a versatile and rugged aircraft, primarily intended for tactical operations including troop carrying, parachuting, supply dropping and aeromedical duties.
		The LTW (Lyneham Transport Wing) appears to have a total of 44 aircraft (including five in reserve).
	www.armedforces.co.uk /raf/listings/l0029.html (587 words)

	UK National News - RAF Lyneham set to close by 2012
		RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire is to close by 2012 with the loss of almost 600 jobs at the transport and logistics support airfield.
		In 1956 the station became the first RAF airfield to operate jet transports when the first Comet C2 transport aircraft were deployed.
		RAF Lyneham, a major tactical transport station, is home to five Hercules squadrons, an Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, RAuxAF, and the UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron, which is responsible for establishing facilities at temporary bases.
	www.4ni.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?ID=18076 (469 words)

	Code One Magazine Third Quarter 2004: Just Ask. We Can Do It.
		Eight days later, six RAF C-130J crews were fully trained and ready to take part in low-level night insertion missions in Iraq should they be required.
		However, completing such an involved training regimen in such a short period of time was a tribute to the ease of operation and total integration of the C-130J's glass cockpit and the drive of its pilots, particularly members of the evaluation unit who taught the other crews.
		The RAF acquired two versions of the C-130J: fifteen of the longer fuselage aircraft, known by the RAF as the C. Mk.
	www.codeonemagazine.com /archives/2004/articles/aug_04/rafc130 (1647 words)

	Tony Hawes - RAF Service 1951-63
		This site is designed to refresh the memories of those who served in the RAF in the 1950s and 60s, especially those who served in the Far East and in particular to the airmen who served at RAF Gan in the Maldive Islands.
		RAF Bovingdon, RAF Abingdon etc illustrate service life as seen through the lens of my camera in the 1950s.
		During my service with 99 Sqn (RAF Lyneham) I directed my photo abilities to shooting 8mm cine film (about two-hours in total), these have now been converted to digital video format, edited and burnt to DVD.
	groups.msn.com /TonyHawesRAFService195163/_homepage (593 words)

	Choppers Bring Ray Of New Hope For Lyneham (from This Is Wiltshire)
		THE FUTURE of RAF Lyneham has been given a glimmer of hope after it was revealed the base is being considered as a helicopter superbase.
		Villager Andy Humm, a civilian at RAF Lyneham who was set to lose his job when the base closed, said it was positive news for everyone involved.
		The remark by Mr Ingram is the biggest hint yet that RAF Lyneham could still be used as a military base after 2012, when the Hercules fleet will be relocated to Brize Norton.
	www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk /search/display.var.707700.0.choppers_bring_ray_of_new_hope_for_lyneham.php (660 words)

	C-130 Foreign Squadrons page 10
		Crews of No. 48 Squadron, which was to be based at Changi, Singapore, took delivery of their aircraft at Lyneham and deployed to the Far East in Oct 1968.
		In 1971, the 2 Hercules squadrons that had formed at RAF Fairford in 1968 (No. 30 and 47 Sqd) moved to Lyneham.
		RAF Lyneham is currently the home to the entire RAF Hercules Force; totaling 44 aircraft, 4 squadrons, and the OCU, now badged as 57 (Reserve) Squadron and all first and second line servicing of the aircraft.
	www.spectrumwd.com /c130/int_10.htm (417 words)

	BBC - Wiltshire - Villages - Lyneham's award winning village website
		Lyneham's very own village website is one of twelve contenders in the Village Web Site of the Year 2003 competition.
		Lyneham Wiltshire and Beyond was established in January 2002.
		I have lived in Lyneham for over seven years now and have recently retired from the Royal Air Force to settle in an extremely peaceful and friendly community.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/villages/lyneham_website.shtml (933 words)

	The Fighter Collection - Spitfire XXII
		Her days with the RAF were numbered however, when the aircraft was declared non-effective on the 16th of June 1953, and then sold back to Vickers Armstrongs on the 4th of February 1954.
		It was moved to the gate at RAF Uxbridge during 1960 and repainted, somehow being given the Chipmunk serial WP916 in the process.
		In 1963 she was removed from Uxbridge, her correct serial was restored to her, and she was transferred to the gate at RAF Northolt where she was to remain, apart from some renovation work which took place in 1968, until the 23rd of July 1970.
	www.fighter-collection.com /pages/aircraft/spit_xxii/index.php (851 words)

	Royal Air Force Lyneham - Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are also very strict regulations about the packaging of items to travel by air and these must be met before the item arrives at RAF Lyneham.
		You might find what you are looking for in the Classified Adverts in RAF News at www.rafnews.co.uk or through the RAF Museum at Hendon at www.rafmuseum.org.uk www.rafmuseum.org.uk.
		The RAF Careers Service has a really good website at www.rafcareers.com where you can get all the information you need, and find the address of your nearest Armed Forces Careers Office.
	www.lyneham.raf.mod.uk /html/org/ccofaq.htm (929 words)

	Australian airman's remains returned - Iraq - www.theage.com.au
		The remains of the first Australian serviceman killed in Iraq were returned to Britain today in a sombre ceremony at RAF Lyneham where his coffin was met by his widow.
		His coffin arrived at RAF Lyneham in southwest England covered by the Union Jack, with an Australian flag hanging in the dignitaries' marquee where his wife Kellie Merritt, Princess Anne and British defence secretary Geoff Hoon greeted their return.
		In a 90 minute repatriation ceremony on the tarmac, the 10 coffins were individually carried from the C-17 by six RAF pall bearers to waiting hearses.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Iraq/Paul-Pardoels-final-journey/2005/02/09/1107890236305.html (546 words)

	New Page 1
		The Mission of the RAFMS is 'To maximise the numbers of Royal Air Force personnel fit for task and provide coherent and effective medical operational capability to facilitate an agile, adaptable and winning Air Force'.
		An RAF VC10 aircraft that can be used to evacuate patients to the UK.
		RAF Specialist medical units include the Tactical Medical Wing at RAF Lyneham, the focus for delivery of the operational medical output, the Centre for Aviation Medicine and the RAF Institute of Health at RAF Henlow.
	www.dmsd.mod.uk /rafms.htm (361 words)

	The Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules Display Team
		He was then posted to RAF Leeming and Northumbrian University Air Squadron for a tour before returning to RAF Lyneham in 2003 where he qualified as a Captain on the new C130 J model Hercules.
		He completed several tours of duty on different Squadrons at RAF Lyneham and was one of the first crews to convert to the new J model Hercules.
		Spud was posted to RAF Shawbury, graduated as a helicopter crewman in 1989 and was posted to 72 Sqn, RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland as a Wessex Crewman before moving to the Hercules in 1990.
	www.deltaweb.co.uk /c130jdisplay/crew.html (1519 words)

	Concert Band (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The RAF Halton Area Voluntary Concert Band is one of 6 RAF Voluntary “Brass” Bands co-ordinated by the RAF Voluntary Band Association.
		Embrio Bands are at RAF Lyneham and RAF Cosford.
		He joined the RAF Halton Band in April 1990 and immediately set about widening the appeal of the Band by converting it from a purely brass unit to a concert Band by adding reed and percussion instruments.
	www.rafhalton.co.uk /html/concert_band.html (492 words)

	Lyneham Village Forum
		Use this forum to discuss issues relating to RAF Lyneham only, closure, community, the base, future of the base etc.
		This forum is for Lyneham Village Policing Matters, anything you are concerned with relating to the Lyneham area.
		This area will report messages from Wiltshire Police, Lyneham's Police Community Support Officers, regarding local issues.
	www.lynehamvillage.com /forum (619 words)

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