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The official 'X' feed for RAF Brize Norton, a Station of the Royal Air Force, and hub of the RAF's Air Transport and Air-to-Air Refuelling capabilities.
Oxfordshire
Joined May 2012
#BZNFlightInfo Passenger flight and related information is available here: If you have concerns regarding the published flight times or the information provided, then please contact the Air Terminal on Mil: 95461 5861/5337 or Civ: 01993 895861/895337.
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Animation showing the flight paths of all the aircraft which took part in the Royal Air Force #RAF00 flypast over London #commemorate #celebrate #inspire
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It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Air Specialist (Class 1) Samuel Odotei, 99 Squadron, who sadly passed away on Friday 17 Jan 25. Sam will be sorely missed and our thoughts remain with his family at this sad time. Read more:
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Merry Christmas from the personnel of RAF Brize Norton! 🎄🎄
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Today, we were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, who visited the Station to meet a number of those personnel who supported the UK’s evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan. Read more:
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🎥Watch as our A400M Atlas conducts Natural Surface Operations, who can guess which beach we used today? .The A400M is the @RoyalAirForce newest aircraft to join the Air Mobility Force at RAF Brize Norton, providing tactical airlift and strategic oversize lift capabilities. ✈️
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The crew of ZZ177 from @99Sqn at RAF Brize Norton reflect on their role in the final flight of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from Scotland to London on 13th September 2022
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Number 47 Sqn Mark End of Era with Royal Parade. Today, Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, who is Honorary Air Commodore to RAF Brize Norton, attended the stand down parade of No. 47 Sqn and the retirement of the C-130 Hercules. See more👉
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Last week, C-130J crews from @24SqnRAF and 47 Squadron conducting Air to Air Refuelling training were joined by some welcomed guests.
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That’s right our A400M Atlas was using Pembrey Sands in Wales 🏴 . Here’s some more footage of our A400M Atlas gliding along the ‘runway’ ready for take off, after 206 Squadron successfully conducted a full beach landing. ✈️
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Congratulations to 30 Squadron, who today began the next chapter of their history by reforming as an A400M Atlas squadron. Special guests were invited to the event including HRH The Princess Royal. Everyone enjoyed a spectacular flypast by the A400M Atlas.
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Due to the weather, yesterday the @rafredarrows diverted into Brize after not being able to conduct an approach at Cardiff.
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So are we 💪🏼
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Early Oct 2020 saw the return of Ex TARTAN SPIRIT, a biannual deployment of two C130J aircraft to Prestwick Airport, Scotland. Here’s what Ex TARTAN SPIRIT looked like from the Pilot’s perspective flying through the Scottish Highlands👇. Read more here:
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Please be aware that our aircrews, and their support personnel, are continuing to conduct essential training, on a daily basis. if you are in the vicinity of Birmingham or Exeter, you may glimpse a 99 Sqn C-17, and a 47 Sqn C-130 aircraft in the Blackpool area
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#snowday won’t stop daily operations here @RAFBrizeNorton. Our personnel are working extremely hard to keep the airfield clear 🛫
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Weekend visitor. Yesterday a 36 Sqn C-17 from @AusAirForce Amberley came into Brize. Rumours have it they were delivering Vegimite and Tim Tams to the @CricketAus team, for the up and coming series with @ECB_cricket
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#AN225 1/2 The heaviest aircraft ever built has visited RAF Brize Norton this week. The Antonov AN-225 Mriya, which has 32 wheels and wingspan of over 88 metres, was originally designed to transport equipment for the Soviet Space programme including the Buran obiter.
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We will soon be seeing the @rafredarrows and @PAFofficiel over the skies of Brize. Expected arrival between 1340-1400, departing later this afternoon for a special flypast in #London 🇬🇧🇫🇷.
The #RedArrows were honoured to join @PAFofficiel over #Paris this morning. It marks 80 years since an historic speech by Charles De Gaulle to the French people from #London. Great image by Cpl Adam Fletcher of the jets over Paris with the Eiffel Tower prominent. #18juin1940 🇬🇧🇫🇷
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#OpRUMAN - 2xC17, Voyager and A400M arrived in Barbados, delivering vital aid to those affected by #HurricaneIrma #Irma #Irma2017
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This fantastic video captures the optical phenomenon known as a 'glory' surrounding a C-17 shaped shadow; where backscattered sunlight is reflected, refracted and diffracted up off the clouds, creating a beautiful full spectrum halo!. @99Sqn #NoOrdinaryJob
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How about that for an office view. .
For anyone that didn’t happen to be flying at 68° North over Greenland last night, this is what you missed! 😲✨🇬🇱. #99Sqn #C17 #RAF #NoOrdinaryJob #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Greenland
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On 30 January, 2005, at 1330 Zulu, XV179, call-sign Hilton 22, a @RoyalAirForce C-130K Hercules, was shot down during Operation TELIC. Sadly, all crew, and passengers were lost. We will remember them #OnThisDay #c130 #XV179 #WeWillRememberThem
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On Armed Forces Day – to all who serve, thank you. For all who didn’t come home may light perpetually shine upon you. For all family and friends who supported, cared & worried – thank you. To our veterans – each and everyone of you played a part – thank you. 🇬🇧 #ArmedForcesDay
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A @RAFBrizeNorton C-17 being readied to receive cargo destined for #HurricaineIrma relief ops in the Caribbean #Irma #Irma2017
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Competition! . Do you have a great photo of an RAF C-130 Hercules? We want to see your best photo of the Herc! . Top 3 photos will be selected by our panel, with the winners receiving a printed and framed copy 📸✈️. Full info and how to enter here:
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On 30 January, 2005, at 1330 Zulu, XV179, call-sign Hilton 22, a Royal Air Force C-130K Hercules, was shot down during Operation TELIC. Sadly, all crew, and passengers were lost. We will remember them. #OnThisDay #c130 #XV179 #Hilton22 #WeWillRememberThem
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This morning, our A400M Atlas aircraft will be operating in the vicinity of Newquay, whilst engaged in essential training. These are necessary, routine, flights and not connected with RAF support to the UK's fight against Coronavirus.
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👏 Join us as we #ClapForOurCarers to say thank you to all those playing a vital role in beating this deadly virus. 👏 #StayHomeSaveLives #InThisTogether #COVID
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Beach landings Pembrey Sands . Atlas @70SqnA400M has showcased more superb tactical capabilities on natural surfaces by performing take-off, landing and taxiing manoeuvres at Pembrey. Photographer - Lloyd Green
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An unexpected visitor. Earlier today a @usairforce McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle from @48FighterWing, of the 493rd Fighter Sqn, diverted into Brize due to adverse wind and weather conditions at Lakenheath.
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Last week, @24SqnRAF C130J Hercules Qualified Flying Instructors practiced air-to-air refuelling (AAR) skills. XXIV Squadron train alongside the Voyager Force to deliver this enhanced capability to front line crews and Defence. ✈️
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Yesterday paratroopers from @16AirAssltBCT departed RAF BZN onboard 3 A400M aircraft to drop over Normandy 🪂. Watch as they prepared for & board the aircraft to mark this historic tribute to the men & women who contributed to the invasion 80 years ago. #DDay80 #WWII
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👏Tonight we #clapforcarers to thank all key workers who are playing a vital role during these challenging times. Personnel showing their appreciation, include ‘Red Watch’ Firefighters from the Fire Section and one of our RAF Police Dog Handlers with Awlix the Police Dog.
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The C-130 Hercules is versatile, reliable, and tough. This make it the military transporter of choice for more than 60 nations flying in all 6 continents. More than 2,300 of these aircraft have been delivered by @LockheedMartin since it entered production in 1956.
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On 30 January, 2005, at 1330 Zulu, XV179, call-sign Hilton 22, a @RoyalAirForce C-130K Hercules, was shot down during Operation TELIC. Sadly, all crew and passengers were lost. We will remember them. #OnThisDay #c130 #XV179 #Hilton22 #WeWillRememberThem
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We would like to wish good luck to our incredible colleague Charlie Dye who will be competing at the 2022 @WeAreInvictus he will be taking part in the 1 & 4 minute row, swimming 50 metre freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke and seated shot-put #InvictusGames2022
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Sqn Ldr George 'Johnny' Johnson MBE DFM RAF Ret’d, the last surviving British member of the #OpCHASTISE #Dambuster Raid visited @RAFBrizeNorton yesterday. Proudly wearing his MBE Johnny was interviewed by @BBCBreakfast's Sophie Raworth, for a report to air on Wed 17 Jan
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Our aircraft and personnel preparing this morning for the Queen’s #platinumjubilee2022 fly past.
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Vortices showing the sheer power of those 4 Europrop TP400 engines. @AirbusDefence #A400M 🛬. Which is your favourite view? . Like, for front. RT, for rear.
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We've Done It - Reservists Delight as Voyager Becomes a Record Breaker. A new world record was set by the Voyager aircraft for the fastest ever flight between the UK and the Falkland Islands. Read more:
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Unlike many RAF stations, Brize Norton does not have an aircraft on display as a gate guardian. Mainly due to any past Brize aircraft being far to big to park at the gate.
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We love having overseas visitors. This week we had C-130s from @usairforce and Tunisian Air Force pay us a visit. Photographer - @JADTEUPhotog
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C-17 Globemaster III ✈️ . The design of the aircraft with its high-lift wing, slats and externally blown flaps (more info to follow) allows it to operate at small, austere airfields. The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet and only 27.4 meters wide
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C-17 @99Sqn on final approach . During final approach the workload for the flight crew will increase due to the duties required for the for landing. Caught by Stanley Parsons
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Today, the RAF Brize Norton Serco Finish Team have applied a commemorative decal to the tail of @RoyalAirForce C-130J, ZH870, in celebration of the aircraft type's 56 yrs of legendary service. Keep an eye out over this month, to catch a glimpse it!. #FarewellHercules
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Personnel across RAF Brize Norton and our @BFBSBrizeNorton colleagues have gathered to say thank you to the @NHSuk, key workers and everyone else involved in the fight against #COVID__19 👏. #ClapForOurCarers
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C-130J crews from @24SqnRAF making the most of the nice weather on a tactical training flight. These sorties allow crews to practice essential military flying skills used by the Air Mobility Force to deliver on Operations. ✈️
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This afternoon, our A400M Atlas aircraft will be operating in the vicinity of Bristol and Cardiff, whilst engaged in essential training. These are necessary, routine, flights and not connected with RAF support to the UK's fight against Coronavirus.
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Who remembers our RAF100 aircraft from 2018? . Let’s see your photos below?
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From all of us at RAF Brize Norton we wish @captaintommoore a very Happy 100th Birthday today. Congratulations on your promotion to Honoury Colonel, we hope you enjoy your special day, our gift to you a virtual flypast 🛫. #HappyBirthdayCaptainTom #ColonelTomMoore
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Our crews regularly hone their skills by flying circuits. Circuit flying forms the basis of pilot’s training from as soon as Elementary Flying Training for all our pilots.
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This afternoon, our A400M Atlas aircraft will be operating in the vicinity of Cardiff and Bournemouth, to carry out essential training. These are routine flights and not connected with RAF support to the UK's fight against Coronavirus.
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A Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules departing RAF Brize Norton earlier today, en-route to conduct beach landings. #c130 #c130j #tactical #beachtime
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Epic photo from 2008, where a @99Sqn C-17 took the lead off Red 1 @rafredarrows 😉 ✈️.
Not really history (it was taken 2008!), but still a nice image; the view from the ramp of a Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, whilst flying over Rhode Island. Taken whilst supporting the 'Red Arrows', with their BAe Hawk aircraft, on their USA tour.🇺🇸 @rafredarrows
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Sqn Bosses Refuel Above the North Sea. A C-130J, flown by OC 47 Sqn practised air to air refuelling with a Voyager tanker flown by OC 10 Sqn. OC 47 Sqn was supervised by an instructor from 24 Sqn, who received the coveted Air to Air Refuelling Instructor qualification.
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80 years on . 15 September 1940. Commemorated as “Battle of Britain Day”, today was the day people in Kent and London witnessed large battles between Fighter Command and the Luftwaffe. RAF Fighter Command claimed what proved to be a decisive victory over the German Luftwaffe.
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Anyone else seen our @70SqnA400M slow fly past capability? 😆.
Lovely to see @Seb_Lanc99 and the @70SqnA400M @24SqnRAF A400 lumbering by in slow motion this evening @GlosAirport!
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Ex Austral Endurance: A 47 Sqn C-130J, from RAF Brize Norton, currently based at Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands, has completed its 7th and final airdrop sortie to support the British Antarctic Survey. Read more: #c130 #c130j #c130hercules
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Number @99Sqn took the next step in developing the @RoyalAirForce C-17 Semi Prepared Runway Operations (SPRO) capability during training based in Louisiana, USA. Read more:
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Did you know? . C-17 @99Sqn has a cargo compartment 88 feet long by 18 feet wide by 12 feet high. The cargo floor has rollers for palletized cargo but it can be flipped to provide a flat floor suitable for vehicles and other rolling stock.
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Our 9th Fact at Christmas🎄. The A400M has counter-rotating propellers which means one goes clockwise and one goes anticlockwise on each wing. This increases air flow over the centre of the wing, which in turn gives better lift and fuel efficiency. ✈
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Snow and ice clearance teams at RAF Brize Norton have worked through the night to ensure the airfield remains open, ensuring that operational and training flights go ahead as planned. They even created a couple of very unusual snowmen!
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Flypast this evening! . At 8pm this evening a formation of Atlas C.1, C-17 and Voyager will perform a flypast of RAF Brize Norton . The aircraft will be approaching low from Fairford to the airfield boundary and over our airfield ✈️
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On Tue 24 Oct 17 Sqn Ldr George 'Johnny' Johnson, last surviving British member of the ‘Dambuster’ raid, visited @RAFBrizeNorton
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Yesterday we had another unusual visitor . @AntonovCompany AN124-100. An-124 is a large, strategic airlift, 4 engined a/c that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR.
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Today one of our Voyager's will be operating in the vicinity of Cambridge, and landing at the airport. This flight is necessary, to enable sheduled maintenance to be carried out at Marshall Aerospace, and is not connected with RAF support to the UKs fight against COVID-19
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This morning, our A400M Atlas aircraft will be operating in the vicinity of Doncaster, whilst engaged in essential training. These are necessary, routine, flights and not connected with RAF support to the UK's fight against Coronavirus.
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#TeamBrize fan pictures . Yesterday ZZ336 ‘Vespina’ flew into @ManchesterAirp on a training flight. @ManAviation1107 @endaburke81 @ChellumEvans @RipleyPhoto
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Vespina ZZ336 blending in at @ManchesterAirp . Alongside its VIP Role, the aircraft remains certified for its original use, including Air-to-Air Refuelling and strategic transport. Let the backwards Union Flag banter begin. Photog @jairaviation
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20 RAF personnel from RAF Brize Norton along with 10personnel from RAF Motor Sports Association displayed Union Flag ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone
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Today, our #C17 aircraft will be operating in the vicinity of Aberdeen, Prestwick, Liverpool and Leeds, whilst engaged in essential training. These are necessary, routine, flights and not connected with RAF support to the UK's fight against Coronavirus @99Sqn #globemaster
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Following its arrival at RAF Brize Norton yesterday, the VIP Voyager went straight into its primary role supporting operational training today acting as a ‘petrol station in the sky’ providing Air-to-Air refuelling for RAF Lightning and Typhoon fighters on Exercise CRIMSON OCEAN.
Following its arrival at @RAFBrizeNorton yesterday, the VIP Voyager went straight into its primary role supporting operational training today acting as a ‘petrol station in the sky’ providing Air-to-Air refuelling for RAF Lightning and Typhoon fighters on Exercise CRIMSON OCEAN.
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This morning, our C-130J Hercules aircraft will be operating in the vicinity of Newcastle and Manchester, whilst engaged in essential training. These are necessary, routine, flights and not connected with RAF support to the UK's fight against Coronavirus.
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Did you know?. During the take off, the pilot flying, will apply back pressure to the yoke or side stick, causing the elevator (circled) on the tail to force the tail down causing the nose to rise.
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And here is the team who are based at #VictoriaStation from Brize. In total we have 25 personnel from across the Whole Force at RAF Brize Norton out today for #LondonPoppyDay
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#OpRUMAN - 1/5 Alpha Coy, 40 Commando Royal Marines, prepare to be transported into the BVI by @RoyalAirForce #A400M from Barbados
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This afternoon RAF Brize Norton was proud to be part of celebrating His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday following Trooping the Colour 🎂 . Atlas, Voyager & Globemaster all flew over London alongside other RAF aircraft from across the UK as part of the celebrations 🔴⚪️🔵
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Why are our aircraft performing touch and goes all over the UK? . A touch and go involves the wheels touching down, the pilot increasing the engine power to full and only partially retracting the flaps, accelerates back to rotation speed, and lifts off again.
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Mirroring the sentiment of the @RoyalAirForce. Thank you Taeghan from Royal Air Force Brize Norton for doing your bit for Remembrance Day. We want you to know that we are also very proud of you, and all your fellow @aircadets. #NextGenRAF #ProudMam.
Being mocked for the amusement of others all because she wore her uniform at school today. 💔. Chin up my beautiful girl, I am & always will be proud of you! ❤. #ProudMam #AirCadet #DNWAirCadets #LestWeForget #Respect #NextGeneration
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A Sunset Ceremony will be held today Thu 17 Sep, 6-6.30pm in front of the Officers Mess at RAF Brize Norton. At 6.11pm, there is expected to be a flypast by @RAFBBMF Spitfire Mk2 P7350, ZH-T, the only serviceable Spitfire in the world that actually fought in the Battle of Britain
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RAF Brize Norton were delighted to see the Tornado FINale flypast today! #FarewellTornado #ThanksTonka #FINale
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This week we have more overseas visitors - KC-135 from the 100th Air Refueling Wing @RAFMildenhall
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A @RoyalAirForce C-130J has returned to RAF Brize Norton after 8+ years of continuous deployment supporting the coalition commitment to combat Da’esh. The role of transporting personnel & freight on Op SHADER will transition to the Atlas (A400M):
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