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	RAF Scampton
		RAF Scampton is a Royal Air Force airbase, situated near Lincoln in England.
		Scampton is also famous as being the home of the Vulcan Bombers during the 1950s and 60s.
		Later the RAF Central Flying School moved to Scampton and it was common to see the Red Arrows aerobatic team there as it became their base.
	www.xasa.biz /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/ra/raf_scampton.html (331 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		RAF Leeming is set to become the communications hub for RAF aircraft and units on deployed operations under plans announced by Minister for the Armed Forces Adam Ingram today.
		I realise this is disappointing news for RAF Scampton and for Lincolnshire but I have to take the right decisions for defence as a whole and the taxpayer.
		Investment in RAF Scampton to date has been directed towards units that are already based there: 2nd Control and Reporting Centre, 1 Air Control Centre, the RAF Aerobatics Team and the Mobile Meteorological Unit.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=184367&NewsAreaID=2&print=true&fromDate=&toDate=&txtSearchKeywords=&Department=123&Region=10&selSearchType=&SearchCategoryID= (340 words)

	RAF Scampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		RAF Scampton (IATA: SQZ, ICAO: EGXP) is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England, near the village of Scampton, on the site of an old World War I landing field.
		It was from Scampton that Wing Commander Guy Gibson, in Operation Chastise, led the attack on the dams in the Ruhr Valley.
		RAF Scampton is now the home of Control and Reporting Centre Scampton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Scampton (518 words)

	History of RAF Hemswell Association
		RAF Station Hemswell, having started life as a peacetime Station in 1937, quickly settled back into its peacetime role as a permanent part of the local community after the ‘interruption' of WW2.
		In 1967, the RAF switched off the lights, closed the gates and the base entered a very unhappy period and its handsome buildings were to be sadly neglected for many years.
		In 1995, the RAF Hemswell Memorial was erected on the edge of the old parade ground to commemorate all who served there during its thirty-year life as a Royal Air Force Bomber Command base.
	www.rafhemswell.org.uk /history.htm (1235 words)

	Fighter Control Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		RAF Saxa Vord was a pivotal part of our deterrent posture during the Cold War and over 440 successful intercepts of 800+ Soviet aircraft were conducted.
		The standup of CRC Scampton marks a step increase in the FC presence at RAF Scampton and an end to No 1 ACC’s strangle-hold on the Combined Mess at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey which should revert to being an Officers’ Mess in Jan 06.
		The collocation of the School of Fighter Control and the CRC at RAF Boulmer has paid dividends and I was delighted to present Certificates of Qualification to many Officers and SNCOs of the Training Year 04/05 at an Awards Ceremony in October.
	www.raffca.co.uk /asp/basepage.asp?pagename=updDec2005 (646 words)

	Welcome to Lincolnshire Tourism - your complete guide to Lincolnshire
		The squadron was retained as a precision bombing unit and moved to RAF Coningsby, and concrete runways were laid at Scampton.
		Scampton's badge depicts the diverted line of old Roman Road Ermine Way – the A15 – and the runway extension built for Vulcans, and the station received the Freedom of the City of Lincoln in 1993.
		Although there are no facilities at RAF Scampton to view The Red Arrows, a small public viewpoint south of Scampton village by the A1500 often gives an opportunity to watch the team practising over the airfield.
	www.visitlincolnshire.com /exec/101154/636/PROFILE= (594 words)

	RAF SCAMPTON - Find Friends from RAF SCAMPTON at Forces Reunited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Charles Bawdon was at RAF Scampton between 1947 and 1957
		Alfred berkeley was at RAF Scampton between 1960 and 1982
		Henry Godwin was at RAF Scampton between 1955 and 1967
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/RAFNames/RAF-Scampton.html (2559 words)

	Results
		Meanwhile, the RAF epeeists had taken victory in their 1st round match against Liverpool, whilst the RAF foil team fought extremely well against Liverpool to take the win.
		However, the calculators had already come out on the RAF side (whilst the students used mental arithmetic) and the figures were calculated: if the RAF team won, which they were almost certain to do short of a complete disaster, they had to prevent their opponents reaching 25 points.
		This gave the RAF team the psychological advantage going into the last fight, and with a final score of 45-21, the RAF team took the competition trophy from the University 250-246.
	www.raffencing.co.uk /NewDesign/Results/liverpool_2006.htm (666 words)

	Red Arrows History Page
		With the expansion of the RAF to meet developments in Germany during the 1930's, the Air Ministry turned first to abandoned First World War landing grounds when looking to build the required new airfields.
		The Scampton aerodrome site proved suitable although a larger acreage was required taking in farmland to the south in the parish of Scampton, a village to the west of the B1398.
		This was because Scampton was one of the few stations with runways long enough and strong enough to sustain these large aircraft.
	www.raf.mod.uk /reds/scampton.html (1741 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		This means around 130 staff from RAF Sealand will move to RAF Leeming in 2006 rather than to RAF Scampton.
		RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire was due to become home to the communications hub but following substantial increases in estimated costs at RAF Scampton a review has concluded that RAF Leeming is a significantly more cost-effective option.
		Work to move RAF Logistics support for deployed operations to a single hub at RAF Wittering has not been affected and will be complete by April 2006.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=184395 (334 words)

	Famous Vulcans - XH563
		Unlike XA901 that was used entirely for trials and XH537 that was used for trials before entering RAF service, XH563 was delivered from the Woodford factory to an RAF squadron.
		The recipient was No 83 Squadron at RAF Scampton and the date was 28 December 1960.
		Scampton had been chosen to become the home of three Vulcan B2 squadrons armed with the Blue Steel missile.
	www.thevulcancollection.co.uk /xh563.htm (749 words)

	Armed Forces - Royal Air Force - r3a6 - RAF Strike Command - UK Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS) - United ...
		RAF Benbecula in the Hebrides; RAF Staxton Wold near Scarborough and RP Portreath which is a satellite of RAF St Mawgan on the north coast of Cornwall.
		The future location of some ASACS units, especially those currently at RAF Scampton, RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey and RAF Boulmer is under review and we would expect an announgement regarding future intentions towards the end of 2006/early 2007.
		The RAF is believed to operate some 60 terminals and the majority of these equip 2 x Tornado F3 squadrons and the AEW1 Sentry aircraft.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /raf/listings/l0016.html (1189 words)

	RAF Hemswell Association. The Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The RAF Hemswell Memorial and the New Parish of Hemswell Cliff - the peacetime legacy
		The RAF Hemswell Memorial was erected in 1995 to commemorate all those who served there during its thirty-year life as an RAF Bomber Command Station.
		The memorial is also an important piece of local history and records the successful transition of a former Bomber Command airfield with its married quarters, into its present more peaceful role as part of the newly formed Parish of Hemswell Cliff.
	www.rafhemswell.org.uk /memorial.htm (527 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Tyne \| RAF bases axed in defence review
		RAF Sealand will close as a result and all but a rescue service will remain at Boulmer and Neatishead.
		RAF Boulmer, which houses 750 military and 200 civilian staff, has been the subject of a local campaign.
		RAF Boulmer began life as a decoy airfield in 1941 to divert German attacks from nearby RAF Acklington.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/tyne/3652305.stm (442 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Aerobatics
		Red Arrows Hawk at speed during a display The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Scampton, United Kingdom.
		The UK Utterly Butterly wing-walking display team flying Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplanes An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their flying machines to the crowd.
		Yellowjacks was an RAF aerobatic display team that flew Folland Gnat trainers finished overall in yellow.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Aerobatics (3354 words)

	Campaign to bring Red Arrows back to their home at RAF Scampton. www.HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Campaign to bring Red Arrows back to their home at RAF Scampton.
		A Lincolnshire Echo campaign to bring the Red Arrows back to their spiritual home at RAF Scampton is nearing its conclusion.
		The Red Arrows have been stationed at RAF Cranwell, some 18 miles south of Lincoln, since 1995 but will return to their old home on December 21, according to an announcement from armed forces minister John Spellar.
	www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk /campaigns/000713arr.shtml (141 words)

	Display Teams
		They are currently based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.
		In 1995 they had to temporarily move to RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire because RAF Scampton was closed in 1995 as part of the Defence Costs Study.
		RAF Scampton will continue to be a satellite airfield administered by RAF Cranwell.
	www.militaryairshows.co.uk /team1.htm (476 words)

	Fighter Control Association
		A short but poignant ‘Sunset Ceremony’ was held on 24 Nov 05 during which RAF Saxa Vord was able to say a formal ‘thank you’ to the Shetland Islands in general but to Unst in particular given that the close-knit community had welcomed 5000+ servicemen and women over the past 50 years.
		On a much more positive note, the new Control and Reporting Centre at RAF Scampton has been completed and initial operations commenced in Jan 06 with AOC 3 Gp marking the event with a formal opening on 26 Jan 06.
		And finally, considerable staff effort is also been expended to argue constructively against the inevitable proposals for manpower reductions as the RAF seeks to meet its drawdown targets for 2008.
	www.raffca.co.uk /asp/basepage.asp?pagename=news (796 words)

	Vulcan. Scampton. [Archive] - PPRuNe Forums
		RAF Scampton, sometime in 1969 I was close to a Vulcan, as it rotated, it blew an engine (or two?) Departing on the south- westerly runway I think saved the crew.
		There was an air cadet on board and, when the crew evacuated he forgot to undo his 'elephant's trunk' and so his parachute opened automatically as he left the aircraft - it didn't seem to slow him down much though.
		Scampton is built on an escarpment of the Lincolnshire Wolds.
	www.pprune.org /forums/archive/index.php/t-62736.html (939 words)

	D J P Lee
		On the one hand the RAF had a job to do which required the co-operation of the local government whilst making it clear that they were not there to re-instate the pre-war colonial government.
		He assumed command of RAF Scampton in 1953, which was then home to three Canberra bomber squadrons.
		He was also a Vice-President of the RAF Benevolent Fund from 1988 and was President of The Corps of Commissionaires for four years from 1984 to 1988.
	www.rafweb.org /Biographies/Lee_DJP.htm (1112 words)

	Welcome to Hemswell Cliff
		This page has been written for the benefit of RAF personnel who may be posted to Scampton or Kirton Lindsey and given married quarters in Hemswell Cliff.
		Since the closure of the RAF station most of the 'Other Ranks' married quarters have been used as housing for the Army from Rapier Barracks, Kirton in Lindsey.
		Most people in the village welcome the return of the RAF because it means that the village school will be able to keep some excellent teachers and the community centre may stay open.
	www.geocities.com /hemswellcliffpc (1651 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ermine Street
		Waddington-based Hawker-Siddeley (now BAE Systems) Nimrod R.1 RAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire England.
		Another long section remains, now the A15, running north out of Lincoln, past RAF Scampton and Caenby Corner, as far as Kirton in Lindsey at grid reference SE9698.
		Before the diversion was made round the extended runway at Scampton, with a very slight diversion at Broughton, it was possible to travel about 53 kilometres, from the Newport Arch, the Roman north gate at Lincoln, to the Parish of Winteringham along a road so slightly curved as to be regarded as straight.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ermine-Street (1875 words)

	Royal Air Force Shawbury Station Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The HQ is the home of the Queen’s Colour which was presented to the CFS by Her Majesty The Queen in 1969.
		Although the Advanced Sqn is based at Cranwell for examining on the Dominie it also has examiners at RAF Valley on the Hawk and at RAF Linton–on-Ouse on the Tucano.
		The Glider Examining Sqn is based at RAF Syerston; the CFS Helicopter Examining Sqn is based at RAF Shawbury.
	www.shawbury.raf.mod.uk /cfshintroduction.html (355 words)

	Vulcans in Camera - Avro Vulcan B2 Blue Steels scrambling at RAF Scampton.
		Vulcans in Camera - Avro Vulcan B2 Blue Steels scrambling at RAF Scampton.
		Scramble of Avro Vulcan B2 Blue Steels at RAF Scampton in 1963.
		The nearest aircraft is carrying a blue-coloured missile - possibly either a pre-production W100A or a training W103A.
	www.avrovulcan.org.uk /1_group_presentation/scrambs2.htm (282 words)

	39 (1 PRU) Squadron Disbandment Information (39 Squadron RAF Marham) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		As part of the Canberra Farewell celebrations it is planned to fly a Canberra PR9 on each of 3 separate routes on 18 July 2006, with a backup option on 19 July 2006.
		The plan is to visit all currently active RAF airfields in the UK, except RAF Northolt, and a number of other sites where the Canberra has had a strong association over the past 57 years.
		Due to a limitation on numbers, other than invited VIP guests, attendance at this event will be limited to current and former 39 Squadron members.
	www.rafmarham.co.uk /organisation/39squadron/disband/index.htm (412 words)

	ipedia.com: RAF Scampton Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		RAF Scampton is best known as the home of 617 Squadron during World War 2, the Dambusters, led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson.
		Gibson won the Victoria Cross for the famous "bouncing bomb" raids on the M...
		In 2004 Scampton was mothballed, though a few buildings are still being used.
	www.ipedia.com /raf_scampton.html (299 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1963
		The British Army presence in Sarawak and Sabah was supported by RAF transport aircraft and helicopters.
		Following the Nassau Conference of 18-22 December 1962, the RAF Medium Bomber Force (MBF), or 'V-force', was assigned to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe for the targetting, planning, co-ordination and execution of nuclear strikes.
		The Ballistic Missile Early Warning Station at RAF Fylingdales in Yorkshire is declared operational.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1963.html (423 words)

	The Royal Auxiliary Air Force Recruitment web site
		One of these was 2503 Squadron, which formed at RAF Scampton to assist with the ground defence of the Station's Vulcan bomber fleet.
		With the demise of the Vulcan, the Squadron was moved to RAF Waddington, its current home where its mission is to support the Regular RAF Regiment deployed overseas.
		Once that was successfully done, they established a vehicle checkpoint at which they arrested a Maranyan insurgent trafficking weapons (in reality, the Squadron's full-time RAF mechanic, Sgt Jim Ogden, acting in a role worthy of an Oscar!).
	www.rafreserves.com /News/Story.aspx?article=186 (1588 words)

	RAF Little Rissington - Gloucestershire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		RAF Little Rissington will never be as well known, or as historically glamorous as RAF Biggin Hill, or perhaps RAF Scampton, but the station has a very long and distinguished history.
		Containing a wealth of informative research, distilled from the National Archives, service and various other sources, the story is brought to life through the personal recollections of over 150 contributors who once served on the station.
		The authors are pleased to announce that, in conjunction with The Cotswold Innovation Centre, arrangements are in hand for a launch to take place on Monday 19th June in the CIC building at 12:00.
	members.aol.com /airfields2000/glos.htm (344 words)

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