2014

SP3006 : Military aircraft and buildings, RAF Brize Norton

taken 10 years ago, near to Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England

Military aircraft and buildings, RAF Brize Norton
Military aircraft and buildings, RAF Brize Norton
In the foreground is Runway 26 (if approaching from the east). Beyond are examples of the main RAF air transport fleet, Boeing C-17 Globemasters and a single Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
RAF Brize Norton

Compiled by Brian Robert Marshall

RAF Brize Norton first opened in 1937 and has been in more or less continuous use as a military airfield ever since. In 1953 Brize Norton was taken over by the United States Air Force but in 1965 control reverted to the Royal Air Force. With the closure of RAF Lyneham in 2011, Brize Norton became the main operating base for RAF air transport and in-air refuelling aircraft. More on wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Air transport People, Events Defence, Military Category: Airfield other tags: Runway RAF Military Aircraft Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · RAF Brize Norton [11] · Globemaster [3] · Lockheed C-130 Hercules [3] · Military Aircraft [2] · Runway 26 [2] ·
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SP3006, 23 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brian Robert Marshall   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 14 January, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 15 January, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 302 063 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.3124N 1:33.7724W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 305 062
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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