24 May 2012
A new C-17 transport aircraft has been unveiled today by the Defence Secretary at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
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01 May 2012
The world famous Royal Air Force Parachute Display Team, based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, launched the 2012 Season with a fantastic display at The Leys in Witney watched by some 500 pupils from the local schools and an equal number of enthusiastic teachers, parents and members of the public and the Town Mayor Mr Eaglestone who was Guest of Honour.
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01 May 2012
On a very miserable and blustery April morning, 7 personnel from 99 Squadron set off from Britannia Gate RAF Brize Norton for a 500 mile cycling event to Landsmeer, Holland to raise money for the Royal Air Force Association.
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27 April 2012
19th Nov 2011 saw 10 members of the Joint Air Delivery Test & Evaluation Unit commonly known as JADTEU, or for the old and bold the Unit formally known as JATE, heading to Stubai in Austria as part of the REME Winter Sports Training Camp: Ex Supreme Glacier.
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17 April 2012
A man who was told he would never be able to walk again following an horrific cycling accident is back in the saddle and is today embarking on an epic 4,000-mile ride – after being inspired by injured soldiers with whom he recovered.
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17 April 2012
On Sunday 1 Apr, 12 personnel from Brize Norton's Air Movement Squadron embarked on a Force Development staff ride to the Falklands Islands, 30 years on from when Argentinean forced invaded the Islands.
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04 April 2012
The superbly talented winner of the very first Royal Air Force (RAF) Factor singing competition, Teresa Hind, has just released her own charity single. The beautifully haunting song entitled ‘The Fight Goes On’
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04 April 2012
Serving Ministry of Defence personnel and their families are being offered discounted memberships at West Oxfordshire leisure centres to help them become a part of the local community.
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23 March 2012
British Army Air Despatchers from 47 Air Despatch Squadron RLC – currently based at RAF Brize Norton - and members of the RAF Queen’s Colour Squadron, have buried the air crew, air despatchers and passengers who died onboard Dakota KN630 when it crashed into the jungle in 1950.
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21 March 2012
RAF Brize Norton has been given the honour of custodian of the Baton until the Baton run on 16 Jun 12. The Baton run was originally from LYN to the National Arboretum, Litchfield and switched the BZN last year in November. It is a symbol of support not only for the injured service men but their friends and family.
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