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	RAF Northolt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		RAF Northolt (IATA: NHT, ICAO: EGWU) is a Royal Air Force station in west London in the London Borough of Hillingdon which also handles a large number of civilian flights.
		Opened in May 1915 for aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps, it was an active base for RAF and Polish Air Force squadrons during World War II, became a significant civilian airport soon afterwards, and reverted to military use upon the opening of Heathrow.
		After some 30 years of protracted consideration, an Instrument Landing System was eventually fitted to runway 25 and aggregate-filled safety pits were installed at either end of that runway to protect road users in the event of another bizjet or military transport failing to stop or ascend before the runway's end.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Northolt (527 words)

	Encyclopedia: Royal Air Force
		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.
		RAF Odiham crest RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the historic small town of Odiham in Hampshire, England.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Air-Force (10536 words)

	Northolt Handling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		RAF Northolt is a VIP Military airfield on the western suburbs of London which handles military, government and some civil flights.
		RAF Northolt is ideally located for destinations in London and to the North and West including the Thames Valley.
		Northolt Handling is in the same business group as two other London airports at Biggin Hill (EGKB) and Southend (EGMC) and diversion capacity is available at these other airports when RAF Northolt is unable to accept your flight.
	www.northolt-handling.com (196 words)

	Northolt
		Founded as a Royal Flying Corps Airfield, RAF Northolt is the longest continually operational Royal Air Force station, and the last RAF airfield to have seen service in 11 Group during the Battle of Britain.
		In February 1944, Northolt ceased to be a Sector Fighter Station, and in May the Station Flight became the Air Defence of Great Britain Communications Squadron RAF Northolt now being London's main airport until replaced by Heathrow.
		RAF Northolt continues to serve to this day, in both civil and military, air and ground capacities.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /609photos/Northolt.htm (1890 words)

	Royal Insight > October 2003 > Focus > RAF Northolt
		RAF Northolt's origins stem from the early nineteenth century, when early aviation enthusiasts were looking for a suitable position to build an airfield.
		With the outbreak of the Second World War, RAF Northolt was again thrown into the thick of the action.
		RAF Northolt continues to function as a Station on many levels, providing services to Royals, VIPs, Ministers, Heads of State, as well as civilian passengers.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page2610.asp (844 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Watford Observer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		RAF Northolt could become a satellite airport for Heathrow under plans being investigated by Government-appointed consultants.
		At present Northolt is used by the RAF's Royal Squadron which carries members of the Royal Family, senior politicians and the military's top brass.
		Numbers of civilian flights at Northolt increased by a fifth between 1989 and 1996 to 6,450 a year and there are now about 7,000 annually.
	www.watfordobserver.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=67852 (524 words)

	The Royal Air Force - Stations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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.
		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)

	UK RAF Northolt - Helicopter Database
		Opened in Mar 1915, Northolt was one of the earliest military airfields in England, intended for night defence against Zeppelin raids.
		It was extended during 1944 to support large transport aircraft and between 1946 and 1954 it served as London's main civilian airport, until Heathrow was opened.
		Once returned to the RAF, the civilian building on the south side were demolished and eventually replaced.
	www.helis.com /database/go/uk_raf_northolt.php (181 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Barnet Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		RAF Northolt has the capacity (if you'll pardon the pun) to become the biggest issue facing Harrow in the last decade.
		When offered the opportunity to express their opposition to any extension in the number of hours of civilian flights into RAF Northolt both the Tories and the Liberals abstained.
		In response to our lobbying, we recently received a letter from Glenda Jackson, Minister for Aviation, in which she states: "The idea of developing RAF Northolt as a 'feeder reliever' or additional terminal for Heathrow was rejected by the previous Government and we have not reopened the issue'.
	www.barnettimes.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=72434 (393 words)

	RAF Northolt -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A memorial to Polish airmen who lost their lives in the Second World War can be seen near the southern corner of the airfield.
		Two pilots of Boeing 707 jetliners mistakenly flew approaches to Northolt's shorter runway after they had been cleared to land at (Click link for more info and facts about Heathrow Airport) Heathrow Airport.
		The aerodrome is closer to (Click link for more info and facts about Ruislip) Ruislip than to (Click link for more info and facts about Northolt) Northolt, but when it was founded the area was known as Northolt.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/RA/RAF_Northolt2.htm (332 words)

	AIN Online August 2001: RAF Northolt adds one more FBO to London area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Northolt has a single 5,540-ft runway and its hours are restricted to between 8 a.m.
		Northolt Handling intends to offer Biggin Hill or Southend as alternative airports to corporate crews who cannot get a landing permit at a convenient time.
		The RAF base is located 12 mi west of central London and three miles northeast of Heathrow Airport.
	www.ainonline.com /issues/08_01/08_01_rafnortholtpg13.html (480 words)

	Encyclopedia: RAF Northolt
		The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. Origin and Early History Formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers.
		Business jet (slang, Bizjet) is a term for a jet aircraft, usually of modest size, designed for transporting small groups of business people for commercial reasons at a time convenient to their business needs.
		Ruislip (pronounced rye-slip) is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in the former county of Middlesex on the north and west of Greater London.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/RAF-Northolt (1253 words)

	Royal jet in baby drama - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The RAF used a BAe 146 jet from the Royal Squadron after a Hercules plane originally assigned to the task burst a tyre on landing at RAF Northolt in the early hours of this morning.
		An RAF spokesman said: "This is an aircraft in which the royal family flies and it is being used to help save the life of a week-old baby."
		A second helicopter from Suffolk was put on standby in case any problems arose at Northolt, where debris had to be cleared from the runway.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5012129.shtml (349 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I was in the RAF during World War Two for six-and-a-half years and, on occasion, on landing we experienced a condition known as "freak downdraft".
		Since the flightpath for RAF Northolt covers large housing estates, extending to the periphery of the aerodrome, the proposed increase in the number of flights shortens the odds of a major disaster.
		Combine the money already spent on it, plus the statement by the chief of Stagecoach that it is prepared to spend millions of pounds on Northolt, as he has already done on Prestwick airport in Scotland.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=72067 (414 words)

	RAF Northolt - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The airfield at RAF Northolt is older than the RAF itself.
		In the 1930s, RAF Northolt was the first Station to operate the Hurricane and during the Second World War was again one of the key airfields in the defence of London.
		In 1946 the airfield was loaned for civil use whilst Heathrow Airport was under construction and by 1952, Northolt was the busiest airfield in Europe, handling an annual total of 50,000 air movements.
	www.raf.mod.uk /rafnortholt/history.html (408 words)

	Ninety Years And Still Flying High (from Hillingdon Times)
		During September 1940 Northolt's multi-national pilots destroyed 95 enemy aircraft; 303 squadron was the highest scoring fighter squadron during the Battle of Britain.
		It is now the last remaining RAF airfield to have seen active service 65 years ago as part of Fighter Command's No 11 Group during the Battle of Britain when, again, it was one of the key airfields in the defence of London.
		Northolt has continued to the present date in a VIP and communications role performed since 1995 by Number 32 (The Royal) Squadron, whose theatre of operations is worldwide in peacetime and war.
	hillingdontimes.co.uk /features/newsfeatures/display.var.604259.0.ninety_years_and_still_flying_high.php (774 words)

	Update on newsitem: RAF Uxbridge and Bentley Priory
		RAF Uxbridge and Bentley priory are to CLOSE within a 5 year timescale.
		All functions are to be transferred to RAF Northolt.
		To me RAF Uxbridge is proof of that time, may the memory stand forever.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /rsg/news/kryo_talkback/1037207252,58643,.shtml (216 words)

	RAF Northolt
		RAF Northolt is a active millitary and civilian airport.
		You are likely to find lots of different types of aircraft their ranging from twin engine aircraft like Piper Aztecs to expensive, top of the range bizz jets, like falcon's, Gulfstream 4's, and all the diffenrent types of Learjets and Candairs that you are likely to see.
		Happy spoting, just becareful as it is still a active RAF Base, and in the current sercurity tension aroung the worls, you might expect them to be a bit weary, as high ranking goverment officials are present.
	www.aircraft-photos.net /aspnet_forum/tm.asp?m=962 (946 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 Jul 1998 (pt 2)
		It is current Ministry of Defence policy to limit use at RAF Northolt to 7,000 civil movements per annum.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects a decision to be made on the future of RAF Northolt.
		Early proposals on the future of RAF Northolt are highly unlikely.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980723/text/80723w02.htm (1416 words)

	ThoughtCrime News - Cutting through the propaganda
		The camera is pointing in approximately a north-easterly direction, whilst to the left of the frame, the north-west, is RAF Northolt (RAF HQ) in London.
		I have yet to pass these pictures onto the liaison officer at RAF Northolt, who has already told me that he has never heard of chemtrails.
		RAF Northolt is in the direction this picture was taken, just a few miles away behind the houses you see.
	www.thoughtcrimenews.com /chemtrails.htm (229 words)

	RAF NORTHOLT - Find Friends from RAF NORTHOLT at Forces Reunited
		Sally Baker was at RAF Northolt between 1984 and 1996
		Thomas Fazan was at RAF Northolt between 1921 and 1970
		Sarah Stopgate was at RAF Northolt between 1983 and 1985
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/RAFNames/RAF-Northolt.html (2118 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 5 Mar 1996 (pt 6)
		Following the rejection of the proposal to create a civil enclave at RAF Northolt, the Government have consulted further with the business aviation industry to identify working arrangements at RAF Northolt which could improve the service offered to civil users and to business in the south-east more generally.
		Such arrangements could result in some limited increase in non-MOD use of RAF Northolt, but my noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Defence and my noble Friend Viscount Goschen will of course take into account the views of local communities and other interested parties before any final decisions are made.
		Additionally, there are a number of other stations currently under consideration for alternative defence use and which may ultimately be passed for disposal, and others where some land is surplus to requirements and is either in disposal or may be passed for disposal.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960305/text/60305w06.htm (1118 words)

	Ealing Times
		SECURITY around the perimeter of RAF Northolt will be improved thanks to a new police radio.
		The radio was handed over by police to RAF Northolt on Friday as part of a partnership agreement between the RAF and South Ruislip Safer Neighbourhoods team.
		It will also increase the involvement of the local community in the safety of RAF Northolt and the surrounding roads.
	www.ealingtimes.co.uk /display.var.579468.0.0.php (278 words)

	Hillingdon Times
		The group of pupils from Mandeville School, Eastcote Lane North, in Northolt, went to see the flying side of RAF Northolt for a special school project they have been doing on transportation.
		A spokesman for RAF Northolt said: "As soon as we heard the request from the school we came out in force to help."
		The children were also treated to an inspection of one of the RAF fire engines.
	www.hillingdontimes.co.uk /display.var.464225.0.0.php (224 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Princess's plane in near miss with RAF jet
		The RAF's Eurofighter Typhoons are still at the testing stage and are not yet on active service.
		Military aircraft are answerable to RAF air traffic controllers, who work closely with their civilian counterparts.
		The incident, over Newbury, Berkshire, happened shortly after the prince had taken off from RAF Northolt en route for a memorial service in Spain for those killed in the Madrid train bombings.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1349350,00.html (640 words)

	The History of 14F (Northolt) Sqn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The squadron was formed 15th February 1941 - initially as a unit of the Air Defence Cadet Corps - and then as a founder squadron (hence the 'F') of the Air Training Corps.
		The squadron was originally based in Uxbridge with the headquarters in Greenway school, but moved onto RAF Uxbridge on 1st October 1949.
		A further move to RAF Northolt took place in the 1960s but it wasn't until 1969 that the squadron changed its title from 14F (Uxbridge) Squadron to 14F (Notholt) squadron..
	www.14f.co.uk /History.htm (479 words)

	Postings etc
		Arriving at RAF Northolt in Feb66 he spent three weeks working in the telephone exchange with a load of women (not half as much fun as it sounds!), but then escaped to the Communications Centre for the remaining three weeks of this short posting.
		Chris did a HGV1 course courtesy of the RAF and the taxpayer, and got a job driving as soon as he left the mob: he gave it away after a week because it was impossible to maintain schedules safely and legally.
		Chris joined the RAF Boy Entrants' Association in 1994 and was the first membership secretary, from 1996 to 2002.
	www.cjallen.co.uk /50bea/tablecja.html (2374 words)

	Articles - Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Whilst every squadron is different, most are commanded by a Wing Commander and, for a fast-jet squadron, have an establishment of around 100 personnel and 12 aircraft.
		For example, the Tornado F.3 is designated as a fighter by the 'F', and is the third variant of the type to be produced.
		The mainstay of what the RAF calls its Offensive Support fleet is the Tornado GR.4.
	www.foreverc.com /articles/Royal_Air_Force (3744 words)

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