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hero-in\">\n<div class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/\">Order of Battle<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/united-kingdom-royal-air-force\/\">Royal Air Force<\/a> &middot; Air base<\/div>\n<h1>Royal Air Force Brize Norton<\/h1>\n<div class=\"native\">RAF Brize Norton<\/div>\n<p class=\"sub\">Active (the RAF&rsquo;s air transport and air-to-air refuelling hub, and its largest station)<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>EGVN<\/b><span>ICAO<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>3,050 m<\/b><span>Runway<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1937<\/b><span>Opened<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>Active<\/b><span>Status<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photocred\">Photo: Paul Crouch \/ Wikimedia Commons (Open Government Licence)<\/div>\n<div class=\"accent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Operator<\/b>Royal Air Force<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Nation or county<\/b>Oxfordshire, England<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Elevation<\/b>87 m<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Coordinates<\/b>51.7500 N, 1.5830 W<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfshare\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-btn\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"5\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"19\" r=\"3\"\/><path d=\"M8.6 10.6l6.8-4M8.6 13.4l6.8 4\"\/><\/svg>Share<\/button><span class=\"mfsh-net\"><\/span><span class=\"mfsh-said\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"story\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The story<\/div>\n<h2>Royal Air Force Brize Norton: what it was built for and what flies there now<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<p>Brize Norton opened in 1937 as a flying training station, and on 16 August 1940 a German raid destroyed 46 aircraft on the ground. It trained glider crews and tug pilots for D-Day and the airborne landings that followed. From 1951 to 1965 it was a United States Air Force bomber base under Strategic Air Command. The RAF returned it as the home of its long-range transport fleet, the VC10 and later the TriStar, and it is now the RAF&rsquo;s largest station: every Voyager tanker and transport, every Atlas and every C-17 flies from here, the Voyager under a private finance contract the National Audit Office could not call value for money. Since 2011 the bodies of service personnel killed overseas have come home through its repatriation centre. In 2026 its three-kilometre runway closed for a full replacement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"sat\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Satellite<\/div>\n<h2>Royal Air Force Brize Norton from above<\/h2>\n<div class=\"satfig\" id=\"satfig\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Enlarge the satellite view\">\n<div class=\"satimg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Royal Air Force Brize Norton seen from above\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"satzoom\">Click to enlarge<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"satcap\"><b>One runway, 3,050 m of asphalt.<\/b><span>Imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics and the GIS user community<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"satlb\" id=\"satlb\"><span class=\"satlbx\">Close<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"satbig\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Royal Air Force Brize Norton seen from above, enlarged\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>#mfam .satimg{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=-1.63776,51.73424,-1.52814,51.76574\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=1600,743\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}#mfam .satbig{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=-1.63448,51.72872,-1.53142,51.77126\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=2048,1365\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}@media(max-width:820px){#mfam .satimg{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=-1.60840,51.73424,-1.55750,51.76574\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=760,760\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}}<\/style>\n<div id=\"sat-data\" data-js=\"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\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(){var el=document.getElementById(\"sat-data\");var js=decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(el.getAttribute(\"data-js\"))));var sc=document.createElement(\"script\");sc.text=js;document.body.appendChild(sc);})();<\/script><section class=\"pqband\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"pqrow\">\n<figure class=\"pq\">\n<blockquote><p>The symbolism of Britannia Gate is huge. It is the last time those who have been killed will leave a military base.<\/blockquote><figcaption><b>Group Captain Dom Stamp<\/b><span>Station Commander, RAF Brize Norton, as repatriations moved from RAF Lyneham in September 2011<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/wootton-bassett-marks-end-of-repatriations-through-the-town\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GOV.UK (Ministry of Defence)<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"pq\">\n<blockquote><p>Pretty much everyone in the military has been in a TriStar and after 30 years all the aircraft are still in service; it has an impeccable safety record and is working to the very end of its career.<\/blockquote><figcaption><b>Wing Commander Peter Morgan<\/b><span>Officer Commanding No. 216 Squadron, on the TriStar&rsquo;s retirement, March 2014<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/tristar-retires-after-30-years-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GOV.UK (Ministry of Defence)<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"glance\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">At a glance<\/div>\n<h2>Royal Air Force Brize Norton in numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"specgrid three\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Location &amp; codes<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>ICAO<\/dt>\n<dd>EGVN<\/dd>\n<dt>Country<\/dt>\n<dd>United Kingdom<\/dd>\n<dt>Nation or county<\/dt>\n<dd>Oxfordshire, England<\/dd>\n<dt>Coordinates<\/dt>\n<dd>51.7500 N, 1.5830 W<\/dd>\n<dt>Elevation<\/dt>\n<dd>87 m <span class=\"imp\">(285 ft)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Usage<\/dt>\n<dd>Military<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Runways &amp; facilities<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Runways<\/dt>\n<dd>1<\/dd>\n<dt>Designator<\/dt>\n<dd>07\/25<\/dd>\n<dt>Length<\/dt>\n<dd>3,050 m <span class=\"imp\">(10,007 ft)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Surface<\/dt>\n<dd>Asphalt<\/dd>\n<dt>Quick Reaction Alert<\/dt>\n<dd>None<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Command &amp; status<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Status<\/dt>\n<dd>Active<span class=\"gnote\">the RAF&rsquo;s air transport and air-to-air refuelling hub, and its largest station<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Operator<\/dt>\n<dd>Royal Air Force<\/dd>\n<dt>Opened<\/dt>\n<dd>1937<\/dd>\n<dt>Military use ended<\/dt>\n<dd>&mdash;<\/dd>\n<dt>Command<\/dt>\n<dd>Air Mobility Force, No. 1 Group<\/dd>\n<dt>Resident units<\/dt>\n<dd>14 current, 1 former<\/dd>\n<dt>Based types<\/dt>\n<dd>4<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"units\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Resident units<\/div>\n<h2>Who flies from Royal Air Force Brize Norton<\/h2>\n<div class=\"oob\">\n<div><span>Current<\/span><em>14 units<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 10 Squadron<small>Air-to-air refuelling and transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Voyager KC2\/KC3<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 101 Squadron<small>Air-to-air refuelling and transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Voyager KC2\/KC3<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 99 Squadron<small>Strategic transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Globemaster C-17A<\/dd>\n<dt>No. XXIV Squadron<small>Air mobility training squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Globemaster C-17A, Atlas C1<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 30 Squadron<small>Tactical transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Atlas C1<\/dd>\n<dt>No. LXX Squadron<small>Tactical transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Atlas C1<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 206 Test and Evaluation Squadron<small>Test and evaluation squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Atlas C1<\/dd>\n<dt>No. II Squadron RAF Regiment<small>RAF Regiment field squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>No assigned aircraft<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 501 Squadron RAuxAF<small>Reserve squadron &middot; reserve<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>No assigned aircraft<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 622 Squadron RAuxAF<small>Reserve air transport squadron &middot; reserve<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>No assigned aircraft<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 4624 Squadron RAuxAF<small>Reserve movements squadron &middot; reserve<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>No assigned aircraft<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 4626 Squadron RAuxAF<small>Reserve aeromedical squadron &middot; reserve<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>No assigned aircraft<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment<small>Reserve RAF Regiment squadron &middot; reserve<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>No assigned aircraft<\/dd>\n<dt>UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron<small>Movements squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>No assigned aircraft<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<div><span>Former<\/span><em>1 units<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 47 Squadron<small>&mdash; &middot; Flew the Hercules until the type left service on 30 June 2023. The squadron standard was laid up at RAF College Cranwell on 31 July 2023 and the squadron disbanded that September, directed to be re-formed at the first opportunity; its RAF page has not been updated.<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\" class=\"was\">Hercules C4\/C5<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Aircraft types based here<\/h3>\n<p>Voyager KC2\/KC3, Globemaster C-17A, Atlas C1, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\" class=\"was\">Hercules C4\/C5<\/a>, No assigned aircraft<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"knownfor\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Claim to fame<\/div>\n<h2>What Royal Air Force Brize Norton is known for<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kfgrid\">\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">01<\/div>\n<h3>The RAF&rsquo;s largest station<\/h3>\n<p>Brize Norton is the biggest station the Royal Air Force has, and the home of its Air Mobility Force: the transport and air-to-air refuelling fleets that move people and kit around the world.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">The RAF puts its population at about 5,800 service personnel, 300 civilian staff and 1,200 contractors.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">02<\/div>\n<h3>Nearly every big RAF aeroplane in one place<\/h3>\n<p>Voyager tankers, C-17 Globemasters and Atlas transports all fly from here. The one exception is the small Envoy IV VIP jet, which No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron flies from RAF Northolt.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">The RAF lists 22 Atlas ordered and 8 C-17s, and a Voyager service of nine core aircraft backed by a further five surge aircraft.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">03<\/div>\n<h3>Where the fallen come home<\/h3>\n<p>Since September 2011 the bodies of service personnel killed overseas have been flown into Brize Norton and leave through a dedicated exit, Britannia Gate. Before then the ceremonies were held at RAF Lyneham, and the funeral cars passed through Wootton Bassett.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">The purpose-built repatriation centre cost &#163;2.8 million; nearly 4,000 people lined the route for the first cortege from it.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">04<\/div>\n<h3>A D-Day airfield<\/h3>\n<p>From 1942 the station trained glider crews, and in 1944 its Albemarle squadrons towed gliders and dropped paratroops into Normandy on the night of the invasion.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">The Heavy Glider Conversion Unit arrived in July 1942 with 34 Whitley tugs, 56 Horsa gliders and 2 Oxfords.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">05<\/div>\n<h3>A tanker bought by the hour<\/h3>\n<p>The Voyager tankers are owned and maintained by a private company, AirTanker, under a private finance deal. Parliament&rsquo;s auditors were critical of how the deal was bought.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">The contract, signed in March 2008, runs for 27 years and was valued at &#163;10.5 billion; the National Audit Office could not conclude it had been value for money.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">06<\/div>\n<h3>A new runway<\/h3>\n<p>In summer 2026 the station handed its only runway to contractors for complete replacement. Its aircraft and crews were spread across other airfields for the duration of the works.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">The government puts the programme at &#163;180 million to replace the 3 km runway; the RAF says 40 aircraft and about 1,600 air wing personnel moved out.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"deep\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Go deeper<\/div>\n<h2>The long version<\/h2>\n<div class=\"deep\">\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">01<\/span><span>A training airfield bombed in 1940<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>Brize Norton was built in the RAF expansion of the late 1930s and, according to the RAF, officially opened on 13 August 1937. Its first unit, No. 2 Flying Training School, arrived on 7 September 1937. A maintenance unit and, from 1940, a second flying school also used the airfield, so its hangars and dispersals were full of training aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>That made it a rich target. On 16 August 1940, at the height of the Battle of Britain, two German bombers attacked the airfield. The Bampton Community Archive records that Nos 1 and 3 hangars were destroyed together with 46 aircraft, which other accounts break down as 35 Airspeed Oxford trainers and 11 Hawker Hurricanes. The archive calls it possibly the most spectacular attack on any British airfield of the war.<\/p>\n<p>The human cost is recorded differently from source to source. The Bampton Community Archive names one civilian killed at Brize Norton, Frederick Harden, 61, of Witney. A day-by-day Battle of Britain chronology records five personnel wounded and damage to hangars, barracks and the institute building. Neither figure could be checked against the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database for this page, so both are given here as reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">02<\/span><span>Gliders, Albemarles and D-Day<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>In July 1942 Brize Norton changed role. The Heavy Glider Conversion Unit moved in with 34 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley glider tugs, 56 Airspeed Horsa gliders and two Oxfords, according to the RAF&rsquo;s own history of the station in the Normandy campaign. A Glider Instructors School followed in October 1942. A Horsa could carry up to 25 troops, or artillery and vehicles. Concrete runways and new hangars were laid in early 1943.<\/p>\n<p>In March 1944 two operational squadrons, No. 296 and No. 297, arrived with Albemarle tugs. On the night of 5 to 6 June they flew Operation Tonga. Seven Albemarles, three from No. 296 and four from No. 297, left at 2300 carrying the pathfinders who marked the drop zones for the 6th Airborne Division. Further waves followed carrying 5th Parachute Brigade and 9th Parachute Battalion.<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of 6 June each squadron sent 20 Albemarles on Operation Mallard, the glider lift. The RAF records one glider crashing on take-off, one crash-landing in England, one brought down by enemy fire in France, and one Albemarle shot down. On 7 June, Operation Cooney carried French paratroops and Special Air Service men. Both squadrons took part in the Arnhem landings in September; the RAF account says they flew that operation from RAF Manston.<\/p>\n<p>The glider school stayed longer. The RAF says the unit, later No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit, remained until 31 December 1945. The cost of training is still remembered locally. On 27 August 1944 an Albemarle of No. 297 Squadron overshot on landing and crashed near Black Bourton, killing its crew of five. A cairn at Mill Farm marks the site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">03<\/span><span>American bombers, then the VC10 and TriStar<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>After the war the airfield passed to the United States. The RAF states that the USAF formally accepted control on 16 April 1951, first basing Convair B-36 Peacemaker bombers there and later B-47 Stratojets. The RAF took it back on 1 April 1965. This page keeps to that outline because the more detailed accounts of the American period could not be checked against a primary source.<\/p>\n<p>The Vickers VC10 served the RAF for 47 years as a jet transport and later as a tanker. It flew its last operational sortie on 20 September 2013, when two aircraft, ZA147 and ZA150, refuelled Typhoons, Tornados and Hercules before flying a farewell tour of RAF stations. The station commander said the VC10 had flown hostages home, the Royal Family and prime ministers.<\/p>\n<p>A huge new hangar was built to service the VC10s. The National Transport Trust says it was completed in 1969, is a quarter of a mile long with no internal supports, and was then the largest cantilever-roofed structure in Europe. An archive film catalogued by the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust dates its completion to 1967. The Trust says it could hold two TriStars, or a TriStar and a C-17.<\/p>\n<p>No. 216 Squadron&rsquo;s Lockheed TriStars joined the VC10 as transports and tankers. The government said they served the RAF for 30 years. In their last eight years No. 216 Squadron flew to Afghanistan 1,642 times, carrying 250,000 passengers each way. The final operational flight was on 24 March 2014. By 2010 the combined fleet was 15 VC10s and nine TriStars, which had entered military service between 1966 and 1993.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">04<\/span><span>The Voyager deal and its critics<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>The VC10 and TriStar were replaced by the Airbus A330 Voyager, but not bought in the ordinary way. Under the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft private finance deal signed in March 2008, the AirTanker consortium owns, maintains and supports 14 aircraft for 27 years. The contract was valued at &#163;10.5 billion. The National Audit Office put the average cost of the core service at about &#163;390 million a year.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defence has a core fleet of nine aircraft. The RAF describes this as eight military-registered aircraft and one civil-registered aircraft. A further five surge aircraft can be leased commercially by AirTanker when the RAF does not need them. No. 10 Squadron reformed on the Voyager on 1 July 2011. The RAF says the type began operations in 2012 and was fully operational as a tanker by 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The auditors were blunt. In March 2010 the National Audit Office said it could not conclude that the Department had achieved value for money from the procurement. It found that the in-service date had slipped by five and a half years. It also noted that the original requirement had not foreseen flying into high-threat places such as Afghanistan. The Public Accounts Committee added that negotiations had taken over nine years.<\/p>\n<p>The Defence Committee had worried in 2007 that the deal was still unsigned a decade after first being proposed as a private finance project. In 2023 it returned to the subject. It said that although the Atlas was designed to refuel other aircraft, the Ministry of Defence relied only on the Voyager. It reported that the reason was a contractual undertaking making the Ministry liable to pay AirTanker compensation if another aircraft did the job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">05<\/span><span>Britannia Gate and Royal Wootton Bassett<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>Repatriation ceremonies were held at Brize Norton until April 2007. They then moved to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire so that Brize Norton&rsquo;s aircraft servicing platform could be rebuilt. Hearses from Lyneham drove through the market town of Wootton Bassett on their way to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. What began as an impromptu tribute by the town&rsquo;s mayor grew into crowds lining the street in silence.<\/p>\n<p>The first two soldiers honoured in the town, in April 2007, were Aaron Lincoln and Danny Wilson. The government recorded 167 repatriation ceremonies in the town, the last on 18 August 2011. The Imperial War Museum gives 167 service personnel repatriated. Forces News gives 345 men and women over 167 repatriations. The town was granted the title Royal Wootton Bassett, confirmed on 16 October 2011.<\/p>\n<p>With Lyneham closing, repatriations returned to Brize Norton on 1 September 2011. The Ministry of Defence chose it as the most cost-effective option, since it already ran 24 hours a day and could take the C-17. A &#163;2.8 million repatriation centre was built, with a new exit, Britannia Gate. On the first repatriation, of Sergeant Barry Weston of 42 Commando Royal Marines, nearly 4,000 people lined the route, more than 2,500 of them in Carterton.<\/p>\n<p>Oxfordshire County Council commissioned a Repatriation Memorial Garden in Norton Way, Brize Norton. The Union Flag from Royal Wootton Bassett is flown there on repatriation days. The memorial bell, cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, tolls at repatriations. Its stone came from a Cotswold quarry. The cortege route runs through Carterton and along the A40 to the John Radcliffe Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">06<\/span><span>One hub, one runway<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>The closure of RAF Lyneham made Brize Norton the RAF&rsquo;s single air transport hub. The Hercules fleet and its squadrons moved in in July 2011. The Future Brize programme rebuilt much of the station around them. In 2010 the National Audit Office put the cost of consolidating transport and tanker aircraft at the station at &#163;151 million. Accounts differ on the scale of the change: the station was expected to grow from about 28&ndash;30 aircraft to about 67&ndash;70.<\/p>\n<p>No. 99 Squadron had reformed in 2000 as the RAF&rsquo;s only C-17 operator and now shares the eight aircraft with No. XXIV Squadron. The Atlas entered service in 2014 with No. LXX Squadron, and No. 30 Squadron converted to it in 2021. The Hercules retired on 30 June 2023, some seven years before its planned out-of-service date; the Defence Committee reported that its witnesses were almost unanimously critical. No. 47 Squadron disbanded that September, to be reformed at the first opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Putting nearly everything on one runway made that runway a weak point. In July 2022 the RAF moved aircraft to other airfields during the record heat. In 2023 the 3,050 m runway needed heat-damage repairs at both ends. On 27 July 2026 the station handed the runway over for complete replacement under Operation MACE Vector. The government puts the cost at &#163;180 million, with work continuing into 2027.<\/p>\n<p>While the runway is rebuilt, Atlas and C-17 crews are flying mainly from MoD Boscombe Down, with occasional use of Bournemouth Airport. Voyagers are operating from Prestwick, East Midlands and Stansted. The RAF says 40 aircraft and about 1,600 air wing personnel moved out. Asked in August 2026 about a commercial alternative should Brize Norton be unavailable, a minister replied that the fleet was dispersed and Defence Readiness legislation was being developed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"timeline\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>Royal Air Force Brize Norton, year by year<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1937<\/div>\n<p>RAF Brize Norton officially opens on 13 August; No. 2 Flying Training School arrives on 7 September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1940<\/div>\n<p>German bombers attack on 16 August, destroying two hangars and 46 aircraft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1942<\/div>\n<p>The Heavy Glider Conversion Unit arrives in July with Whitley tugs and Horsa gliders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1944<\/div>\n<p>Nos 296 and 297 Squadrons fly Albemarles from the station on D-Day, 5&ndash;7 June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1945<\/div>\n<p>No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit leaves on 31 December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1951<\/div>\n<p>The USAF formally takes control on 16 April, later basing B-36 and B-47 bombers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1965<\/div>\n<p>The RAF takes back control on 1 April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1984<\/div>\n<p>The TriStar begins 30 years of RAF service as a transport and tanker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2000<\/div>\n<p>No. 99 Squadron reforms as the RAF&rsquo;s sole C-17 Globemaster operator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2007<\/div>\n<p>Repatriation ceremonies move to RAF Lyneham in April while Brize Norton is rebuilt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2008<\/div>\n<p>The 27-year Voyager private finance contract is signed in March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2011<\/div>\n<p>No. 10 Squadron reforms on Voyager on 1 July; the Hercules arrives in July; repatriations return on 1 September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2013<\/div>\n<p>The VC10 flies its last operational sortie on 20 September, after 47 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2014<\/div>\n<p>The TriStar flies its last operational mission on 24 March; No. LXX Squadron reforms on the Atlas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2018<\/div>\n<p>A &#163;70 million Atlas maintenance hangar opens on 1 February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2021<\/div>\n<p>No. 30 Squadron becomes an Atlas unit; the station&rsquo;s aircraft fly in the Kabul evacuation, Operation Pitting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2023<\/div>\n<p>The Hercules retires on 30 June and No. 47 Squadron disbands in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2026<\/div>\n<p>The runway is handed over on 27 July for a &#163;180 million replacement; the fleet disperses to other airfields.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"incidents\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Incidents &amp; stories<\/div>\n<h2>What happened here<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inc\">\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">16 August 1940<\/div>\n<h3>Two bombers wreck a training airfield<\/h3>\n<p>Two German aircraft bombed Brize Norton during the Battle of Britain. The Bampton Community Archive records that Nos 1 and 3 hangars were destroyed together with 46 aircraft. Other accounts break these down as 35 Oxford trainers and 11 Hurricanes. The archive describes it as possibly the most spectacular attack on any British airfield of the war. Casualty figures differ. The archive names one civilian killed, Frederick Harden, 61, of Witney. A Battle of Britain daily chronology records five personnel wounded. Neither figure could be checked against the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for this page.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/atom.bamptonarchive.org\/index.php\/the-bombing-of-brize-norton-1940\">Bampton Community Archive<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">6 June 1944<\/div>\n<h3>Operation Mallard: losses on the D-Day glider lift<\/h3>\n<p>On the evening of D-Day, Nos 296 and 297 Squadrons each sent 20 Albemarles from Brize Norton on Operation Mallard, the evening glider reinforcement of the 6th Airborne Division in Normandy. The RAF&rsquo;s account of the operation records that one glider crashed on take-off, one crash-landed in the United Kingdom, one was brought down by enemy fire in France, and one Albemarle was shot down. The RAF account does not give the number of aircrew or soldiers killed or injured in these losses, and none is given here.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/raf-brize-norton-and-operation-overlord-d-day\/\">Royal Air Force<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">27 August 1944<\/div>\n<h3>Five killed as an Albemarle overshoots near Black Bourton<\/h3>\n<p>Albemarle V1782 of No. 297 Squadron overshot the runway while trying to land at Brize Norton and crashed in a field at Mill Farm, near Black Bourton. All five men aboard were killed: Flight Sergeants Alan Henry Busbridge, Bernard Vincent Mowan and William Frederick Insley, and Sergeants Kenneth James Shay and Edgar Frederick Bonser. A stone cairn with a plaque bearing their names marks the site. The station still sends representatives to an act of remembrance there on the anniversary each year.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/remembering-five-airmen-who-lost-their-lives-near-black-bourton\/\">Royal Air Force<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">9 February 2014<\/div>\n<h3>Voyager ZZ333 dives 4,440 feet over Turkey<\/h3>\n<p>Voyager ZZ333 was flying from Brize Norton to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan with nine crew and 189 passengers. Cruising at 33,000 feet, it suddenly pitched nose down and lost 4,440 feet in 27 seconds. The negative g caused a number of minor injuries, and the aircraft diverted to Incirlik in southern Turkey. The interim report of the service inquiry, published on 17 March 2014, found that a digital SLR camera had become lodged between the armrest and the captain&rsquo;s side-stick, commanding the dive. Forensic work and simulator trials supported the finding.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/5a7c38c240f0b674ed20fa4e\/interim_si_voyager_report.pdf\">Service Inquiry, Ministry of Defence<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">July 2021<\/div>\n<h3>Runway repairs fail in the heat<\/h3>\n<p>In August 2021 The Sunday Telegraph reported that crack repairs laid on the runway had failed to set in hot weather. It said the prime minister&rsquo;s Voyager, Vespina, picked up tar on its undercarriage and a flap while landing on 18 July. According to the paper, the runway was restricted for about three weeks and Voyagers operated from Stansted and Birmingham. It put the combined repair costs at about &#163;700,000. It quoted the Ministry of Defence as saying the aircraft damage was minor. This account rests on the newspaper report alone.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/uk\/the-sunday-telegraph\/20210808\/281625308358633\">The Sunday Telegraph<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">19 July 2022<\/div>\n<h3>Flying halted in record heat<\/h3>\n<p>On the day the United Kingdom recorded its first temperature above 40&deg;C, the RAF halted flights into and out of Brize Norton. Aircraft needed for operations were moved to airfields including Bristol, Northolt and Scotland. The Ministry of Defence said flight safety came first and the move followed a long-established plan, with no impact on operations. Reports that the runway had melted were not confirmed by the RAF. The next summer the RAF reported heat-damage repairs at both ends of the 3,050 m runway, completed by 25 August 2023, with aircraft and the Air Movements Squadron temporarily rebased.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forcesnews.com\/services\/raf\/heatwave-forces-raf-brize-norton-halt-flights\">Forces News<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">20 June 2025<\/div>\n<h3>Two Voyagers damaged after intruders enter the station<\/h3>\n<p>In the early hours of 20 June 2025 intruders entered Brize Norton and sprayed paint on two Voyager aircraft. Five people were charged with conspiracy to enter a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom and with conspiracy to commit criminal damage. All pleaded not guilty in January 2026, and trial at the Old Bailey is listed for 18 January 2027. The charges are unproven allegations. Damage estimates given in court differ: about &#163;7 million in July 2025, and in January 2026 just under &#163;1.7 million, possibly rising to just under &#163;15 million.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/meridian\/2026-01-16\/five-people-deny-raf-airbase-palestine-action-attack\">ITV News Meridian<\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"map\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Location<\/div>\n<h2>Royal Air Force Brize Norton and its neighbours<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mapframe\">\n<div id=\"oobmap\" class=\"oobmap\" style=\"height:440px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"legend\"><span><i class=\"dot\"><\/i> Active air base<\/span><span><i class=\"dot was\"><\/i> Closed or reserve<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt\" id=\"nearbytbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Nearby base<\/th>\n<th>ICAO<\/th>\n<th>Status<\/th>\n<th>Based types<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr data-base=\"benson\">\n<td>Royal Air Force Benson<\/td>\n<td>EGUB<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Chinook HC6A, No assigned aircraft, Puma HC2, Jupiter HC2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-base=\"halton\">\n<td>Royal Air Force Halton<\/td>\n<td>EGWN<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>No assigned aircraft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-base=\"little-rissington\">\n<td>Royal Air Force Little Rissington<\/td>\n<td>EGVL<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Type not stated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/div>\n<h2>Everything people ask about Royal Air Force Brize Norton<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qa\">\n<details open>\n<summary>Why is RAF Brize Norton so important?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">It is the RAF&rsquo;s largest station and the home of its Air Mobility Force. Almost all the RAF&rsquo;s strategic and tactical transport and its air-to-air refuelling tankers fly from here. It has been the main air gateway for moving British forces overseas since RAF Lyneham closed in 2011.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which aircraft and squadrons are based there?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">No. 10 and No. 101 Squadrons fly the Voyager tanker-transport. No. 99 and No. XXIV Squadrons fly the C-17 Globemaster. No. XXIV, No. 30, No. LXX and No. 206 Test and Evaluation Squadrons fly the Atlas. The Envoy IV VIP jet is not at Brize Norton: No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron flies it from RAF Northolt.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Was Brize Norton ever an American base?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes. The RAF says the USAF formally took control on 16 April 1951, basing B-36 and later B-47 bombers there. The RAF resumed control on 1 April 1965 and turned the station into its jet transport base.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why do repatriations take place at Brize Norton?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">When RAF Lyneham closed, the Ministry of Defence moved repatriation ceremonies to Brize Norton from 1 September 2011. The station already operated 24 hours a day and could handle the C-17. A &#163;2.8 million repatriation centre was built, and the fallen leave the station through Britannia Gate.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Who owns the Voyager tankers?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">AirTanker, a private consortium, owns and maintains them under a 27-year private finance contract signed in March 2008 and valued at &#163;10.5 billion. The RAF has a core fleet of nine, and up to five more can be recalled from commercial use. The National Audit Office could not conclude that the procurement had been value for money.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What happened to the Hercules and No. 47 Squadron?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The C-130 Hercules left RAF service on 30 June 2023, and the Atlas took over its tactical role. No. 47 Squadron laid up its standard at RAF College Cranwell on 31 July 2023 and disbanded in September 2023. The RAF directed that it be reformed at the first opportunity. Its raf.mod.uk page still lists it at Brize Norton but gives no current aircraft.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why was the runway closed in 2026?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The 3 km runway, taxiways, lighting and drainage are being completely replaced in a &#163;180 million programme that the government expects to finish in 2027. The runway was handed to contractors on 27 July 2026. Meanwhile Atlas and C-17 crews fly mainly from MoD Boscombe Down, and the Voyagers from Prestwick, East Midlands and Stansted.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What did Brize Norton do on D-Day?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Nos 296 and 297 Squadrons flew Albemarles from the station on the night of 5&ndash;6 June 1944, carrying the pathfinders and paratroops of the 6th Airborne Division. On 6 June each squadron sent 20 aircraft on the Operation Mallard glider lift. They flew again on 7 June with French paratroops and the Special Air Service.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is Royal Air Force Brize Norton still an active military air base?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes. Active (the RAF&rsquo;s air transport and air-to-air refuelling hub, and its largest station). The Royal Air Force operates it as Air Mobility Force, No. 1 Group.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the ICAO code of Royal Air Force Brize Norton?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The ICAO code of Royal Air Force Brize Norton is EGVN. The airfield sits at 87 m above sea level in Oxfordshire, England, at 51.7500 N, 1.5830 W.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How long is the runway at Royal Air Force Brize Norton?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Royal Air Force Brize Norton has one runway: 07\/25, 3,050 m (10,007 ft), asphalt.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which squadrons are based at Royal Air Force Brize Norton?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Royal Air Force Brize Norton currently hosts No. 10 Squadron flying the Voyager KC2\/KC3; No. 101 Squadron flying the Voyager KC2\/KC3; No. 99 Squadron flying the Globemaster C-17A; No. XXIV Squadron flying the Globemaster C-17A, Atlas C1; No. 30 Squadron flying the Atlas C1; No. LXX Squadron flying the Atlas C1; No. 206 Test and Evaluation Squadron flying the Atlas C1; No. II Squadron RAF Regiment flying the No assigned aircraft; No. 501 Squadron RAuxAF flying the No assigned aircraft; No. 622 Squadron RAuxAF flying the No assigned aircraft; No. 4624 Squadron RAuxAF flying the No assigned aircraft; No. 4626 Squadron RAuxAF flying the No assigned aircraft; No. 2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment flying the No assigned aircraft; UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron flying the No assigned aircraft.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which aircraft used to fly from Royal Air Force Brize Norton?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Over its history Royal Air Force Brize Norton has hosted No. 47 Squadron (&mdash;) with the Hercules C4\/C5.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Why is RAF Brize Norton so important?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is the RAF\\u2019s largest station and the home of its Air Mobility Force. 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No. 4624 Squadron RAuxAF flying the No assigned aircraft; No. 4626 Squadron RAuxAF flying the No assigned aircraft; No. 2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment flying the No assigned aircraft; UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron flying the No assigned aircraft.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which aircraft used to fly from Royal Air Force Brize Norton?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Over its history Royal Air Force Brize Norton has hosted No. 47 Squadron (\\u2014) with the Hercules C4\/C5.\"}}]}<\/script><hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Continue the tour<\/div>\n<h2>Around Royal Air Force Brize Norton<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relgrid\"><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/united-kingdom-royal-air-force\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The operator<\/span><span class=\"rh\">Royal Air Force<\/span><span class=\"rp\">Fleet, bases and order of battle of the service that flies from here.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the Royal Air Force page<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/div>\n<h2>Every fact, checked<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: Squadrons<\/a><span>the authoritative list of squadron titles, which is how the Roman and Arabic numbering on this page was set, and of stations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aidu.mod.uk\/aip\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Kingdom Military Aeronautical Information Publication, AD 2 aerodrome textual data<\/a><span>No. 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit; aerodrome reference point coordinates, elevation, runway designators, lengths and surfaces for every military aerodrome here<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force Brize Norton<\/a><span>station page: air mobility squadrons and reserve squadrons<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/10-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 Squadron<\/a><span>Voyager at Brize Norton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/101-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">101 Squadron<\/a><span>Voyager at Brize Norton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/99-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">99 Squadron<\/a><span>Globemaster C-17 at Brize Norton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/xxiv-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">XXIV Squadron<\/a><span>Globemaster and Atlas at Brize Norton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/30-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">30 Squadron<\/a><span>Atlas C1 at Brize Norton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/lxx-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LXX Squadron<\/a><span>Atlas C1 at Brize Norton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/206-test-and-evaluation-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">206 Test and Evaluation Squadron<\/a><span>Atlas C1 at Brize Norton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/number-47-squadron-standard-lodgement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Brize Norton: Number 47 Squadron standard lodgement<\/a><span>Standard laid up 31 July 2023; disbandment September 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: RAF Brize Norton<\/a><span>Station page: personnel figures, role, squadrons and the station&rsquo;s own history, including USAF control from 16 April 1951 to 1 April 1965.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/raf-brize-norton-and-operation-overlord-d-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Brize Norton and Operation Overlord &ndash; D-Day<\/a><span>Heavy Glider Conversion Unit, Nos 296 and 297 Squadrons, Operations Tonga, Mallard and Cooney with aircraft numbers and losses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/remembering-five-airmen-who-lost-their-lives-near-black-bourton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Remembering five airmen who lost their lives near Black Bourton<\/a><span>RAF Brize Norton news, 27 August 2026: Albemarle V1782 crash of 27 August 1944 and the crew&rsquo;s names.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/raf-brize-norton-marks-start-of-operation-mace-vector-with-official-runway-handover\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Brize Norton marks start of Operation MACE Vector with official runway handover<\/a><span>RAF Brize Norton news, 27 July 2026: runway handover and scope of works.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/news\/articles\/project-mace-air-mobility-keeps-moving-as-brize-norton-runway-works-progress\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Project MACE: Air Mobility keeps moving as Brize Norton runway works progress<\/a><span>RAF news, 18 September 2026: 40 aircraft and about 1,600 personnel dispersed to five airfields.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/news\/articles\/raf-brize-norton-airfield-improvement-works-and-alternative-airfield-provision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Brize Norton Airfield Improvement Works and alternative airfield provision<\/a><span>Which fleets operate from Boscombe Down, Bournemouth, Prestwick, East Midlands and Stansted during the works.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/runway-maintenance-work-completed-at-raf-brize-norton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Runway maintenance work completed at RAF Brize Norton<\/a><span>RAF Brize Norton news, 25 August 2023: heat-damage repairs at both ends of the 3,050 m runway.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/news\/articles\/a-flypast-to-mark-the-forthcoming-retirement-of-the-hercules-from-raf-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A flypast to mark the forthcoming retirement of the Hercules from RAF service<\/a><span>RAF news, June 2023: Hercules out of service on 30 June 2023; the Atlas takes over.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/number-47-squadron-mark-the-end-of-an-era-with-a-royal-parade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Number 47 Squadron mark the end of an era with a Royal parade<\/a><span>8 June 2023 stand-down parade reviewed by the Princess Royal, Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Brize Norton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/stations\/raf-brize-norton\/news\/number-47-squadron-standard-lodgement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Number 47 Squadron Standard Lodgement<\/a><span>Standard laid up at RAF College Cranwell on 31 July 2023; squadron to disband in September 2023 and to be reformed at the first opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/47-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: 47 Squadron<\/a><span>Squadron page still lists the unit at Brize Norton but names no current aircraft.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/10-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: 10 Squadron<\/a><span>Reformed on 1 July 2011 as the first Voyager squadron.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/30-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: 30 Squadron<\/a><span>Moved to Brize Norton in 2011; stopped flying the C-130J in December 2016; Atlas unit from 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/lxx-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: LXX Squadron<\/a><span>Reformed at Brize Norton on the Atlas in 2014; took part in Operation Pitting in 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/squadrons\/99-squadron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: 99 Squadron<\/a><span>Reformed in 2000 as the sole UK operator of the C-17.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/aircraft\/current-aircraft\/voyager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: Voyager<\/a><span>Core fleet of eight military-registered and one civil-registered aircraft plus five surge; AirTanker ownership; one VIP-configured aircraft.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/aircraft\/current-aircraft\/globemaster-c-171\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: Globemaster C-17<\/a><span>Eight aircraft; Nos 99 and XXIV Squadrons at Brize Norton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/aircraft\/current-aircraft\/atlas-c1-a400m\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: Atlas C1 (A400M)<\/a><span>22 aircraft ordered; entered RAF operational service in 2014; operating squadrons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/news\/articles\/atlas-aircraft-hangar-opened-by-defence-minister\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlas aircraft hangar opened by Defence Minister<\/a><span>RAF news, 1 February 2018: &#163;70 million, 24,000 square metres, room for three Atlas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/aircraft\/envoy-iv-cc1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Air Force: Envoy IV CC1<\/a><span>Confirms the Envoy is flown by No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron from RAF Northolt, not Brize Norton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/final-flight-of-the-vc10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Final flight of the VC10<\/a><span>Ministry of Defence, 23 September 2013: last operational sortie on 20 September 2013 after 47 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/tristar-retires-after-30-years-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TriStar retires after 30 years&rsquo; service<\/a><span>Ministry of Defence, 25 March 2014: last operational mission, Afghanistan figures and No. 216 Squadron quotes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/raf-hercules-fleet-moves-to-brize-norton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Hercules fleet moves to Brize Norton<\/a><span>Ministry of Defence, 4 July 2011: Hercules squadrons leave RAF Lyneham.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/repatriation-ceremonies-to-be-relocated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Repatriation ceremonies to be relocated<\/a><span>Ministry of Defence, 16 March 2011: why ceremonies went to Lyneham in 2007 and return to Brize Norton from 1 September 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/wootton-bassett-marks-end-of-repatriations-through-the-town\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wootton Bassett marks end of repatriations through the town<\/a><span>Ministry of Defence, September 2011: &#163;2.8 million centre, Britannia Gate, quotes from Group Captain Dom Stamp.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/raf-brize-norton-resumes-repatriation-duties\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Brize Norton resumes repatriation duties<\/a><span>Ministry of Defence, 9 September 2011: first repatriation, Sergeant Barry Weston; crowd figures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.uk\/government\/news\/royal-recognition-for-wootton-bassett\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal recognition for Wootton Bassett<\/a><span>Ministry of Defence, 17 October 2011: title conferred 16 October 2011; 167 repatriation ceremonies, the last on 18 August 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/overhaul-underway-at-raf-brize-norton-180-million-revamp-to-keep-uk-air-mobility-moving\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Overhaul underway at RAF Brize Norton: &#163;180 million revamp to keep UK Air Mobility moving<\/a><span>Ministry of Defence, 8 July 2026: full runway replacement, VolkerFitzpatrick, completion targeted for 2027.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/service-inquiry-incident-involving-voyager-zz333-on-9-february-2014\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Service Inquiry: incident involving Voyager ZZ333 on 9 February 2014<\/a><span>Military Aviation Authority final report, published March 2015.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/5a7c38c240f0b674ed20fa4e\/interim_si_voyager_report.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interim Service Inquiry report into the incident involving Voyager ZZ333 on 9 February 2014<\/a><span>17 March 2014: height lost, people aboard, camera and side-stick finding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nao.org.uk\/reports\/ministry-of-defence-delivering-multi-role-tanker-aircraft-capability\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ministry of Defence: Delivering multi-role tanker aircraft capability<\/a><span>National Audit Office, 30 March 2010: &#163;10.5 billion, 27 years, 14 aircraft, five-and-a-half-year slip, value for money not demonstrated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nao.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/0910433.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Delivering multi-role tanker aircraft capability (full report)<\/a><span>Core fleet of nine plus five, &#163;390 million a year, AirTanker shareholders, &#163;151 million Brize Norton consolidation, 15 VC10s and nine TriStars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/cm201011\/cmselect\/cmpubacc\/425\/42503.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Public Accounts Committee: Delivering Multi-Role Tanker Aircraft Capability, Second Report of Session 2010&ndash;11<\/a><span>Published 8 September 2010: negotiations took over nine years; procurement not value for money.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/cm200607\/cmselect\/cmdfence\/462\/46210.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Defence Committee, Eleventh Report of Session 2006&ndash;07<\/a><span>June 2007: concern that FSTA was still unsigned a decade after being named a possible PFI project in 1997.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/cm5803\/cmselect\/cmdfence\/178\/report.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Defence Committee: Aviation Procurement: Winging it? Tenth Report of Session 2022&ndash;23, HC 178<\/a><span>Ordered printed 5 September 2023; paragraph 83 on the AirTanker compensation clause, paragraph 84 on the early Hercules retirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/questions-statements.parliament.uk\/written-questions\/detail\/2026-08-28\/22973\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Written question UIN 22973: RAF Brize Norton<\/a><span>Answered 8 September 2026 by Luke Pollard: fleet dispersed during runway works; Defence Readiness legislation in development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/history\/contemporary-conflict\/afghanistan\/honouring-the-fallen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Wootton Bassett and casualty repatriation<\/a><span>Imperial War Museums: how the town&rsquo;s tribute began; gives 167 personnel repatriated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/item\/object\/205188631\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paratroop training at Brize Norton, 24 June 1943<\/a><span>Imperial War Museums photograph TR 1047: a paratrooper under the nose of a Horsa glider.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordshire.gov.uk\/council\/armed-forces-oxfordshire\/repatriations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Repatriation of fallen service personnel<\/a><span>Oxfordshire County Council: memorial garden, bell and cortege route.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forcesnews.com\/news\/honouring-fallen-wootton-bassett-10-years\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Honouring the fallen in Wootton Bassett: 10 years on<\/a><span>Forces News: 345 personnel over 167 repatriations; first soldiers honoured in April 2007.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forcesnews.com\/services\/raf\/heatwave-forces-raf-brize-norton-halt-flights\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Brize Norton halts all flights due to heatwave<\/a><span>Forces News, July 2022, with the Ministry of Defence statement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forcesnews.com\/services\/raf\/runway-ready-raf-brize-norton-closed-following-planned-maintenance-period\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Runway ready: RAF Brize Norton airfield closed for planned maintenance period<\/a><span>Forces News: gives June to late November 2026 for the closure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/meridian\/2025-07-18\/four-face-2027-trial-over-alleged-palestine-action-aircraft-damage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Four face trial over alleged Palestine Action aircraft damage at RAF Brize Norton<\/a><span>ITV News Meridian, 18 July 2025: charges, trial date, damage put at about &#163;7 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/meridian\/2026-01-16\/five-people-deny-raf-airbase-palestine-action-attack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Five people deny RAF Brize Norton &#8216;Palestine Action attack&rsquo;<\/a><span>ITV News Meridian, 16 January 2026: not guilty pleas; damage just under &#163;1.7 million, possibly just under &#163;15 million; trial 18 January 2027.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/uk\/the-sunday-telegraph\/20210808\/281625308358633\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Botched&rsquo; RAF runway repairs ground PM&rsquo;s VIP jet<\/a><span>The Sunday Telegraph, 8 August 2021; single-source account of the July 2021 runway problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/atom.bamptonarchive.org\/index.php\/the-bombing-of-brize-norton-1940\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Bombing of Brize Norton 1940<\/a><span>Bampton Community Archive, BCA 2025.8033: two hangars and 46 aircraft destroyed; civilian Frederick Harden killed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/battleofbritain1940.com\/entry\/friday-16-august-1940\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Friday 16 August 1940<\/a><span>Battle of Britain Historical Timeline: records five personnel wounded at Brize Norton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltransporttrust.org.uk\/heritage-sites\/heritage-detail\/base-hangar-raf-brize-norton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Base Hangar, RAF Brize Norton<\/a><span>National Transport Trust: built 1969 for the VC10, then the largest cantilever-roofed structure in Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abct.org.uk\/airfields\/brize-norton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brize Norton<\/a><span>Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust; lists an archive film dating the big hangar&rsquo;s completion to 1967.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volkerfitzpatrick.co.uk\/en\/projects\/raf-brize-norton-runway-upgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Brize Norton AOS runway upgrade project<\/a><span>Contractor&rsquo;s project page for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation; delivery through 2027.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce-technology.com\/projects\/rafbrizenorton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAF Brize Norton<\/a><span>Future Brize programme: aircraft capacity from about 30 to about 70.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"verified\">Verified 2026-09-24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<style>#mfam .ph1{background-image:url(https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/uk-hero-brize-norton.jpg)!important}<\/style>\n<style>#mfam .cflag{background-image:url(https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/swiss-canton-flags-sprite-v2.png)!important}#mfam .cf0{background-position:-2px -2px}#mfam .cf1{background-position:-22px -2px}#mfam .cf2{background-position:-42px -2px}#mfam .cf3{background-position:-62px -2px}#mfam .cf4{background-position:-82px -2px}#mfam .cf5{background-position:-102px -2px}#mfam .cf6{background-position:-122px 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