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  • RAF Lyneham
  • Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England

    Royal Air Force Lyneham otherwise known as RAF Lyneham (IATA: LYE, ICAO: EGDL) was a Royal Air Force station located 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Chippenham

    RAF Lyneham

    RAF Lyneham

    RAF_Lyneham

  • MOD Lyneham
  • Ministry of Defence site in Wiltshire, England

    the site was RAF Lyneham which closed on 31 December 2012. RAF Lyneham was built in 1939, initially as a grass landing area although the RAF always planned

    MOD Lyneham

    MOD Lyneham

    MOD_Lyneham

  • RAF Brize Norton
  • Royal Air Force station in England

    the closure of RAF Lyneham in 2012, and Brize Norton became the sole air point of embarkation for British troops. Construction of RAF Brize Norton began

    RAF Brize Norton

    RAF Brize Norton

    RAF_Brize_Norton

  • Lyneham, Wiltshire
  • Village in Wiltshire, England

    of Lyneham with Bradenstoke was created. A Methodist church was built in 1934 at The Green, Lyneham. The former RAF Lyneham station, now MoD Lyneham, is

    Lyneham, Wiltshire

    Lyneham, Wiltshire

    Lyneham,_Wiltshire

  • RAF Mount Pleasant
  • Royal Air Force station in the Falkland Islands

    Hercules C-130 Transport Force operating out of RAF Lyneham supplied a direct non-stop service from RAF Lyneham via Ascension, Wideawake Airfield. From Ascension

    RAF Mount Pleasant

    RAF Mount Pleasant

    RAF_Mount_Pleasant

  • Lyneham
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    village and civil parish in England Lyneham, Wiltshire, a village in England RAF Lyneham, former Royal Air Force base Lyneham, Yealmpton, an historic estate

    Lyneham

    Lyneham

  • No. 511 Squadron RAF
  • Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    14 October 1942, No. 511 Squadron was formed from No. 1425 Flight at RAF Lyneham. The squadron continued the work of the Flight operating regular transport

    No. 511 Squadron RAF

    No._511_Squadron_RAF

  • Holden's Lightning flight
  • Unintended aircraft takeoff

    Mach 2.0–capable English Electric Lightning during ground testing at RAF Lyneham. Unable to disengage the afterburner, Holden ran down the runway, narrowly

    Holden's Lightning flight

    Holden's Lightning flight

    Holden's_Lightning_flight

  • RAF Fairford
  • Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    deterrent in Europe against the Soviets. RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos

    RAF Fairford

    RAF Fairford

    RAF_Fairford

  • List of former Royal Air Force stations
  • 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF Kinloss, Leeming, Valley, Waddington, Wattisham & Lyneham ended their

    List of former Royal Air Force stations

    List of former Royal Air Force stations

    List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations

  • RAF Colerne
  • Former airfield in Wiltshire, England

    Hercules were based at RAF Lyneham, also in Wiltshire, and for many years major servicing of the Hercules was carried out at RAF Colerne by the Air Engineering

    RAF Colerne

    RAF Colerne

    RAF_Colerne

  • New Zealand, Wiltshire
  • Hamlet in Wiltshire, England

    is close to the southern boundary of MoD Lyneham, which was opened as RAF Lyneham in 1940. "Map of New Zealand, Wiltshire". Streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved

    New Zealand, Wiltshire

    New Zealand, Wiltshire

    New_Zealand,_Wiltshire

  • Avro Vulcan XH558
  • Last formerly airworthy Avro Vulcan jet bomber

    summers from 2008 to 2010 it was based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, moving its winter base to RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire at the end of 2009. From 2011

    Avro Vulcan XH558

    Avro Vulcan XH558

    Avro_Vulcan_XH558

  • Julie Ann Gibson
  • First full-time female pilot for the Royal Air Force

    32 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Siddeley Andovers, and following her promotion to Flight Lieutenant, Lockheed C-130 Hercules at RAF Lyneham. Julie Ann Gibson

    Julie Ann Gibson

    Julie_Ann_Gibson

  • Avro York
  • 1942 transport aircraft family by Avro

    Squadron RAF 1947–1950 (RAF Abingdon, England) No. 99 Squadron RAF 1947–1949 (RAF Lyneham, England) No. 206 Squadron RAF 1947–1950 (RAF Lyneham, England)

    Avro York

    Avro York

    Avro_York

  • RAF Transport Command
  • Former command of the Royal Air Force

    Honeybourne = Ferry Training Unit RAF RAF Hurn = No. 1425 (Communication) Flight RAF RAF Lyneham = No. 1445 Flight RAF No. 45 Group RAF - HQ at Dorval in Canada

    RAF Transport Command

    RAF_Transport_Command

  • De Havilland Comet
  • First commercial jet airliner, four-engined

    was on display at the gate of RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, England from 1987. In 2012, with the planned closure of RAF Lyneham, the aircraft was slated to

    De Havilland Comet

    De Havilland Comet

    De_Havilland_Comet

  • RAF Benson
  • Royal Air Force main operating base in Oxfordshire, England

    airfield, with Benson's support helicopters potentially relocating to RAF Lyneham. The programme was abandoned in May 2009, when it was decided to largely

    RAF Benson

    RAF Benson

    RAF_Benson

  • Wiltshire
  • County of England

    Artillery is at Larkhill. Further north, RAF Lyneham was home to the RAF's C-130 Hercules fleet until 2011; the MoD Lyneham site is now a centre for Army technical

    Wiltshire

    Wiltshire

    Wiltshire

  • MOD St Athan
  • Ministry of Defence site in Wales

    orders'". Cowbridge Gem. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2022. "RAF Lyneham training college will cause 'minimal noise'". BBC. 12 September 2013

    MOD St Athan

    MOD St Athan

    MOD_St_Athan

  • Simon Weston
  • Welsh soldier and charity worker

    really low point was when they wheeled me into the transit hospital at RAF Lyneham and I passed my mother in the corridor and she said to my gran, "Oh mam

    Simon Weston

    Simon Weston

    Simon_Weston

  • List of RAF squadron codes
  • Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code

    List of RAF squadron codes

    List of RAF squadron codes

    List_of_RAF_squadron_codes

  • No. 1409 Flight RAF
  • Former Royal Air Force meteorological reconnaissance flight

    January 1944 RAF Wyton: January 1944 – 4 July 1945 RAF Upwood: 4 July 1945 – 10 October 1945 RAF Lyneham: 10 October 1945 – 13 May 1946 List of RAF Squadron

    No. 1409 Flight RAF

    No. 1409 Flight RAF

    No._1409_Flight_RAF

  • Royal Auxiliary Air Force
  • Part-time reserve of the Royal Air Force

    airfield. RAF Brampton RAF High Wycombe RAF St Athan and RAF Lyneham – members of the Defence Force served the Royal Air Force at Lyneham for eight years

    Royal Auxiliary Air Force

    Royal Auxiliary Air Force

    Royal_Auxiliary_Air_Force

  • Royal Wootton Bassett
  • Market town in Wiltshire, England

    due to its proximity to MoD Lyneham, which is now largely a training establishment but until 2012 was the site of RAF Lyneham. Royal Wootton Bassett has

    Royal Wootton Bassett

    Royal Wootton Bassett

    Royal_Wootton_Bassett

  • Ray Lock
  • at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait in 2000 and station commander at RAF Lyneham in 2002. In 2003 he reopened the International Airport at Basra as part

    Ray Lock

    Ray_Lock

  • No. 1310 Flight RAF
  • Military unit

    was disbanded on 21 July 1944 at RAF Bognor, absorbed by 83 Group Support Wing. 1310 Flight was re-formed at RAF Lyneham with Avro York transport aircraft

    No. 1310 Flight RAF

    No. 1310 Flight RAF

    No._1310_Flight_RAF

  • 1971 RAF Hercules crash
  • Aviation accident off the coast of Italy

    disaster in Italy in peacetime. The Hercules serial number XV216, from RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, was due to carry out an early morning parachute drop at

    1971 RAF Hercules crash

    1971 RAF Hercules crash

    1971_RAF_Hercules_crash

  • No. 24 Squadron RAF
  • Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    countries joining the squadron strength. The squadron moved from RAF Colerne to RAF Lyneham in 1968 and re-equipped with the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The

    No. 24 Squadron RAF

    No._24_Squadron_RAF

  • Outline of the British Royal Air Force at the end of the Cold War
  • Organisation and equipment in 1989

    Squadron RAF Regiment — air defence, Rapier launch stations, defending RAF Alconbury, RAF Mildenhall, and RAF Lakenheath RAF Lyneham No. 24 Squadron RAF — tactical

    Outline of the British Royal Air Force at the end of the Cold War

    Outline_of_the_British_Royal_Air_Force_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War

  • Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
  • Military unit

    relocate to MOD Lyneham in Wiltshire. Plans called for the relocation of various British Army, Royal Navy and RAF training facilities to Lyneham, with the aim

    Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering

    Defence_School_of_Electronic_and_Mechanical_Engineering

  • Met Office
  • United Kingdom's national weather service

    station RAF Lyneham weather station RAF Marham weather station RAF Northolt weather station 51.55 N 0.417 W RAF Odiham weather station RAF Shawbury RAF Waddington

    Met Office

    Met_Office

  • No. 10 Squadron RAF
  • Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    Squadron. In 2011, with the closure of RAF Lyneham and the transfer of the RAF's Lockheed C-130 Hercules force to RAF Brize Norton, it was announced that

    No. 10 Squadron RAF

    No. 10 Squadron RAF

    No._10_Squadron_RAF

  • Compton Bassett
  • Village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England

    housing around the station continued to be used by RAF staff working at RAF Lyneham and other westcountry RAF bases, and in the 1980s by American service personnel

    Compton Bassett

    Compton Bassett

    Compton_Bassett

  • List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force
  • operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF). With the introduction of new heavy bombers, the four-engined Short Stirling

    List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force

    List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force

    List_of_conversion_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force

  • Barbara Cooper (RAF officer)
  • to wing commander on 1 July 1997. Cooper served a two-year tenure at RAF Lyneham (to March 2000), in which she was in charge of base support and where

    Barbara Cooper (RAF officer)

    Barbara Cooper (RAF officer)

    Barbara_Cooper_(RAF_officer)

  • Royal Air Force Football Association
  • Governing body of football within the Royal Air Force

    Football Association, also known as the RAF FA, is the governing body of football within the Royal Air Force. The RAF Challenge Cup, held since 1920, is the

    Royal Air Force Football Association

    Royal_Air_Force_Football_Association

  • Kandahar International Airport
  • Airport in Afghanistan

    squadron's home was RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire until its closure as a RAF base in late 2011 when the squadron's home station relocated to RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire

    Kandahar International Airport

    Kandahar International Airport

    Kandahar_International_Airport

  • No. 99 Squadron RAF
  • Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    November 1945. The Squadron was reformed again on 17 November 1945 at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, as a transport squadron, equipped with the Avro York. In

    No. 99 Squadron RAF

    No._99_Squadron_RAF

  • RAF Keevil
  • Former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England

    Association club which was affiliated to RAF Lyneham and later to Brize Norton. By 2026, the club had reformed as RAF Brize Norton Gliding Club at Colerne

    RAF Keevil

    RAF Keevil

    RAF_Keevil

  • List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units
  • Storage Units (ASU)s. List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons List of RAF Regiment units List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons List of Army Air

    List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units

    List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units

    List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units

  • No. 57 Squadron RAF
  • Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    flying hours. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules training unit, No. 242 OCU, at RAF Lyneham, was reassigned as No. 57 (Reserve) Squadron on 1 June 1992. The unit

    No. 57 Squadron RAF

    No._57_Squadron_RAF

  • Bordon Camp
  • British Army camp in Hampshire, England (1863–2015)

    In July 2011 the then Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, announced that RAF Lyneham would be the new site of the Defence Technical Training Change Programme

    Bordon Camp

    Bordon Camp

    Bordon_Camp

  • RAF Air Support Command
  • Former command of the Royal Air Force

    VC10 RAF Coningsby No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF - Phantom RAF Lyneham No. 216 Squadron RAF - Comet RAF Northolt No. 32 Squadron RAF - Andover

    RAF Air Support Command

    RAF Air Support Command

    RAF_Air_Support_Command

  • No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
  • Military unit

    No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF is a former Royal Air Force Operational conversion unit which operated between 16 April 1951 and 1 July 1992 when

    No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF

    No._242_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF

  • Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
  • 1940 airlifter by Armstrong Whitworth

    1942 to March 1944 at RAF Lyneham. No. 570 Squadron RAF – Albemarle I from November 1943 to August 1944 at RAF Hurn and then RAF Harwell. Albemarle II

    Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle

    Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle

    Armstrong_Whitworth_Albemarle

  • List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal
  • Commodore of RAF Lyneham 1993– : Honorary Air Commodore of the University of London Air Squadron 2011– : Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Brize Norton 1974–1993:

    List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal

    List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal

    List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Anne,_Princess_Royal

  • No. 36 Squadron RAF
  • Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    by No. 511 Squadron RAF, and concentrating on tactical transport operations. In August 1967 the squadron relocated to RAF Lyneham and the Hastings were

    No. 36 Squadron RAF

    No._36_Squadron_RAF

  • RAF Cosford
  • Royal Air Force training base in Shropshire, England

    that training facilities from RAF Cosford would be moved by the end of 2015 to the site of the former RAF Station at Lyneham as part of the projected tri-service

    RAF Cosford

    RAF Cosford

    RAF_Cosford

  • Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
  • Private airfield in Leicestershire, England

    2008 flying display season, was temporarily based at RAF Brize Norton as a flying base, and RAF Lyneham as its winter maintenance base. It is now grounded

    Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome

    Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome

    Bruntingthorpe_Aerodrome

  • Purple Corridor
  • UK special aircraft zone

    Force officers arrived at RAF Lyneham, on 26 October 1960, to discuss the incident. RAF investigation staff arrived at RAF Wildenrath, for a meeting of

    Purple Corridor

    Purple_Corridor

  • No. 242 Squadron RAF
  • Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    Hastings. The squadron was disbanded at RAF Lyneham on 1 May 1950. On 1 October 1959 it was reformed at RAF Marham as a surface-to-air missile unit with

    No. 242 Squadron RAF

    No. 242 Squadron RAF

    No._242_Squadron_RAF

  • Expeditionary Air Wing
  • Expeditionary wings of the Royal Air Force

    deploying swiftly on operations in tailored packages. RAF Waddington (ISTAR) Previously located at RAF Lyneham; deployed between May and December 2016 to NSA

    Expeditionary Air Wing

    Expeditionary_Air_Wing

  • No. 206 Squadron RAF
  • Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    split between RAF Boscombe Down and RAF Brize Norton with 'B Flt' C130 specialists moved from RAF Lyneham in June 2011 to their new home at RAF Brize Norton

    No. 206 Squadron RAF

    No._206_Squadron_RAF

  • John Cheshire (RAF officer)
  • British Royal Air Force commander

    Empire in the 1982 Birthday Honours. He became the station commander at RAF Lyneham in 1982 and, after his promotion to group captain on 1 July, Group Captain

    John Cheshire (RAF officer)

    John Cheshire (RAF officer)

    John_Cheshire_(RAF_officer)

  • RAF Abingdon
  • Former Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England

    Royal Air Force Abingdon or more simply RAF Abingdon is a former Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It is now known as Dalton Barracks

    RAF Abingdon

    RAF Abingdon

    RAF_Abingdon

  • List of British casualties during the Iraq War
  • Total: 137 RAF Strike Command – 1 RAF Benson – 2 No. 33 Squadron RAF (Puma HC.1) – 1 RAF Lyneham – 3 No. 47 Squadron RAF (Hercules C.1/C.3) – 5 RAF Marham

    List of British casualties during the Iraq War

    List_of_British_casualties_during_the_Iraq_War

  • Frederick Browning
  • British Army officer (1896–1965)

    Division ready for operations was a shortage of aircraft. The Royal Air Force (RAF) had neglected air transport before the war, and the only available aircraft

    Frederick Browning

    Frederick Browning

    Frederick_Browning

  • Islam4UK
  • 2008–2010 UK-based radical Islamist group

    forces personnel killed on active service, as they make their way from RAF Lyneham to Oxford. Reports that the group planned to carry empty coffins to "represent

    Islam4UK

    Islam4UK

    Islam4UK

  • List of airports in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies
  • United Kingdom (and its Crown Dependencies) begin with the two letters "EG". RAF Mount Pleasant on the Falkland Islands also uses the "EG" code. Airport names

    List of airports in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies

    List_of_airports_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Crown_Dependencies

  • REME Museum
  • Military museum in Wiltshire, England

    to MoD Lyneham in Wiltshire, as part of the Defence Technical Training Change Programme. The former Royal Air Force Officers' Mess of RAF Lyneham was modified

    REME Museum

    REME Museum

    REME_Museum

  • Firmin Sword of Peace
  • Signal Regiment (Albania) & 1st Cheshire Regiment, Bn Group, Bosnia RAF Lyneham 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 3rd Bn The Queen's Regiment (Belize 86) 1986

    Firmin Sword of Peace

    Firmin_Sword_of_Peace

  • No. 70 Squadron RAF
  • Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    in 1970, and moved to RAF Lyneham in 1975, after 55 years overseas. After 35 years of operating the Hercules C1/C3 from Lyneham, the squadron disbanded

    No. 70 Squadron RAF

    No._70_Squadron_RAF

  • No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF
  • Military unit

    2012, following the closure of RAF Lyneham, the wing moved to RAF Brize Norton. The wing operates as part of the RAF's A4 (Support) Force, sitting alongside

    No. 1 Air Mobility Wing RAF

    No._1_Air_Mobility_Wing_RAF

  • No. 216 Squadron RAF
  • Squadron of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire

    Vickers Valettas transport aircraft; in 1955 the squadron moved to RAF Lyneham from RAF Fayid in Egypt to operate the De Havilland Comet C.2 jet airliner

    No. 216 Squadron RAF

    No._216_Squadron_RAF

  • List of British Army installations
  • ex-RAF Leuchars ex-RAF Leconfield ex-RAF Lyneham ex-RAF Spitalgate ex-RAF Swanton Morley ex-RAF Woodbridge ex-RAF North Luffenham ex-RAF Upavon "Parliamentary

    List of British Army installations

    List of British Army installations

    List_of_British_Army_installations

  • 2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown
  • Shooting down of a Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130K Hercules C1

    Those killed were eight crew from No. 47 Squadron, based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire; another RAF serviceman and one soldier. The Board of Inquiry was convened

    2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown

    2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown

    2005_Royal_Air_Force_Hercules_shootdown

  • Structure of the Royal Air Force
  • Training has its headquarters at MOD Lyneham and provides technical training and education to around 20,000 members of the RAF, Royal Navy and British Army per

    Structure of the Royal Air Force

    Structure of the Royal Air Force

    Structure_of_the_Royal_Air_Force

  • RAF Compton Bassett
  • Former RAF station in Wiltshire, England

    continued to be used after the main station had shut by RAF staff working at RAF Lyneham and other nearby RAF stations. In the 1980s the housing was used for

    RAF Compton Bassett

    RAF Compton Bassett

    RAF_Compton_Bassett

  • Moscow Conference (1942)
  • Allied conference during WWII

    wearing oxygen masks and passed fit. Churchill and his party departed RAF Lyneham shortly after midnight on 1 August 1942 in a Liberator bomber (number

    Moscow Conference (1942)

    Moscow Conference (1942)

    Moscow_Conference_(1942)

  • Jackie Mann
  • English kidnapping victim (1914-1995)

    Syria, where he was reunited with his wife, and then flown by VC10 to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, and spent some time recuperating and debriefing in the

    Jackie Mann

    Jackie_Mann

  • Bradenstoke
  • Village in Wiltshire, England

    England, lying to the north of the former RAF Lyneham airbase and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Lyneham. Originally lying within Braydon Forest, the

    Bradenstoke

    Bradenstoke

    Bradenstoke

  • James Gray (British politician)
  • British politician

    closure of RAF Lyneham. In January, he hosted a special 1½ hour Westminster Hall debate on the subject of 'The RAF Air Transport Fleet and RAF Lyneham'. Following

    James Gray (British politician)

    James Gray (British politician)

    James_Gray_(British_politician)

  • No. 30 Squadron RAF
  • Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    The squadron moved to RAF Lyneham, also in Wiltshire in September 1971. During 2008, the squadron's A-Flight was based at RAF Al Udeid in Qatar operating

    No. 30 Squadron RAF

    No._30_Squadron_RAF

  • Get Some In!
  • 1975 British TV series or programme

    early 1980s. The overarching concept follows a single hut of recruits at RAF Skelton in 1955. They are a disparate group lead, through default, by Jakey

    Get Some In!

    Get_Some_In!

  • List of ferry units of the Royal Air Force
  • Crew Pool Unit RAF Ferry Training and Despatch Unit RAF Ferry Training Unit RAF Overseas Ferry Unit RAF Service Ferry Pilots Pool RAF Lake 1999, p. 68

    List of ferry units of the Royal Air Force

    List_of_ferry_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force

  • RAF Thorney Island
  • Former Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England

    Air Force service 1967-2007". Lyneham Village. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2012. "RAF Search and Rescue". James Paul

    RAF Thorney Island

    RAF Thorney Island

    RAF_Thorney_Island

  • No. 22 Group RAF
  • Royal Air Force operations group

    (MOD Lyneham) Defence School of Communications and Information Systems (Blandford Camp) No.1 Radio School (RAF Cosford) Aerial Erectors School (RAF Digby)

    No. 22 Group RAF

    No._22_Group_RAF

  • Ferry Squadron RAF
  • Royal Air Force squadron, 1956–1958

    Ferry Crew Pool at RAF Lyneham. On 16 March 1944 the pool was merged with No. 301 Ferry Training Unit to become No. 1 Ferry Unit at RAF Pershore, it was

    Ferry Squadron RAF

    Ferry_Squadron_RAF

  • No. 47 Squadron RAF
  • Royal Air Force flying squadron

    with the Lockheed Hercules, becoming part of the Lyneham Transport Wing. Subsequently, it was based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, until it was disbanded

    No. 47 Squadron RAF

    No. 47 Squadron RAF

    No._47_Squadron_RAF

  • Arborfield Green
  • Former military installation in Berkshire, England

    In July 2011, the then Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, announced that RAF Lyneham would be the new site of the Defence Technical Training Change Programme

    Arborfield Green

    Arborfield Green

    Arborfield_Green

  • No. 46 Group RAF
  • Group command element of the Royal Air Force

    "Early in 1972" RAF Brize Norton had come under the Group's control, at the time hosting Nos 10, 53, 99 and 511 Squadrons. RAF Lyneham was also under the

    No. 46 Group RAF

    No. 46 Group RAF

    No._46_Group_RAF

  • No. 48 Squadron RAF
  • Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

    September 1971, continuing to operate the Hercules until disbandment at RAF Lyneham on 7 January 1976. The badge of the squadron is "On an equilateral triangle

    No. 48 Squadron RAF

    No._48_Squadron_RAF

  • RAF Training Command
  • Former command of the Royal Air Force

    Benson RAF Coningsby No. 6 Squadron RAF – Phantom No. 54 Squadron RAF – Phantom RAF Lyneham No. 24 Squadron RAF – Hercules No. 30 Squadron RAF – Hercules

    RAF Training Command

    RAF_Training_Command

  • List of accidents and incidents involving the Avro York
  • RAF Holmsley South, killing one. 11 April 1946: RAF York C.1 MW180 crashed on landing at RAF Lyneham after the landing gear collapsed; there were no casualties

    List of accidents and incidents involving the Avro York

    List of accidents and incidents involving the Avro York

    List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Avro_York

  • Lye (disambiguation)
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Lye railway station, England, whose National Rail station code is LYE RAF Lyneham, a former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England whose IATA code

    Lye (disambiguation)

    Lye_(disambiguation)

  • Al-Muhajiroun (organization)
  • Militant network founded in Saudi Arabia, based in United Kingdom

    forces personnel killed on active service, as they make their way from RAF Lyneham to Oxford. Reports that the group planned to carry empty coffins to "represent

    Al-Muhajiroun (organization)

    Al-Muhajiroun (organization)

    Al-Muhajiroun_(organization)

  • Bernard Davey
  • British meteorologist

    late 1960s and three years at RAF Laarbruch in Germany, before returning to take charge of weather observation at RAF Lyneham in 1978. In 1985 he moved to

    Bernard Davey

    Bernard_Davey

  • RAF Little Rissington
  • Former Royal Air Force base in Gloucestershire, England

    for RAF Benson, to provide a relief landing ground for helicopter training, and potentially relief storage pending the future decision on the Lyneham estate

    RAF Little Rissington

    RAF Little Rissington

    RAF_Little_Rissington

  • A420 road
  • Road in England

    Chippenham to Lyneham through Sutton Benger and to the north of RAF Lyneham and its limestone ridge, it became the B4069. From Lyneham to Swindon it became

    A420 road

    A420 road

    A420_road

  • Swindon
  • Town in Wiltshire, England

    cool winters and warm summers. The nearest official weather station is RAF Lyneham, about 10 miles (16 km) west southwest of Swindon town centre. The weather

    Swindon

    Swindon

    Swindon

  • List of surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberators
  • until December 1968. Presented as gift to RAF Museum on 1 July 1974. Flown to UK and arrived 7 July at RAF Lyneham. Moved to Cosford in 1976. Painted in 99

    List of surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberators

    List_of_surviving_Consolidated_B-24_Liberators

  • British Order of Battle at the Aden Emergency
  • British military in Aden, 1963–1967

    Squadron RAF with the Bristol Belvedere HC.1 (1963-65) No. 36 Squadron RAF with the Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.1, based at RAF Lyneham No. 37 Squadron RAF with

    British Order of Battle at the Aden Emergency

    British Order of Battle at the Aden Emergency

    British_Order_of_Battle_at_the_Aden_Emergency

  • Anne-Marie Houghton
  • Conversion Unit at RAF Lyneham, on the four-engine Hercules. From June 2010 to July 2012 she was the Officer Commanding of 54(R) Squadron at RAF Waddington in

    Anne-Marie Houghton

    Anne-Marie_Houghton

  • Economy of Wiltshire
  • Artillery is at Larkhill. Further north, RAF Lyneham was home to the RAF's Hercules C130 fleet until 2011; the MoD Lyneham site is now a centre for Army technical

    Economy of Wiltshire

    Economy_of_Wiltshire

  • Death of Linda Norgrove
  • 2010 aid worker kidnapping in Afghanistan

    returned to the United Kingdom on 14 October on a Royal Air Force flight to RAF Lyneham. A humanist funeral ceremony, attended by hundreds of people, was held

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  • No. 160 Squadron RAF
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  • RAFE
  • Male

    English

    RAFE

    Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."

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  • RAFA
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    RAFA

    Variant spelling of Hebrew Rapha, RAFA means "feeble, flaccid, weak," i.e. "a shade" living in Hades, void of blood and animal life; therefore weak and languid like a sick person, but still able to think. 

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  • RAJ
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    RAJ

    (राज) Hindi name RAJ means "king."

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    Muni-Ram

    Lord Ram

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    RALF

     Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ráðúlfr, RALF means "wise wolf." Compare with another form of Ralf.

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    JÖRAN

    Variant spelling of Swedish Göran, JÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."

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    RAM

    (רָם) Hebrew name RAM means "high." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Hezron.

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    RAB

     Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav, RAB means "great" or "teacher." Compare with another form of Rab.

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    RAE

    English name, possibly derived from the vocabulary word ray, RAE means "sunbeam."

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    RAV

    (רַב) Hebrew name RAV means "great" or "teacher."

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    Lord Ram named rock

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    RAN

    (蘭) Japanese name RAN means "lily" or "orchid."

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    German : nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German rūch, rūhe, rouch ‘hairy’, ‘shaggy’, ‘rough’.English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.Italian (Sicily) : from a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ra(o)ul, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Ralph.Indian : variant of Rao.

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    Short form of English Raymond, RAY means "wise protector."

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    Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector." 

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    Swedish form of Greek Georgios, GÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."

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    RAB

     Pet form of Scottish Raibeart, RAB means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Rab.

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  • Ram
  • v. t.

    To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.

  • Ray
  • n.

    A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray.

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits

  • Ray
  • n.

    One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light.

  • Rap
  • v. i.

    To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.

  • Rat
  • n.

    One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (M. decumanus), the black rat (M. rattus), and the roof rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced into America from the Old World.

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Not tanned; as, raw hides

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.

  • Raw
  • n.

    A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.

  • Ray
  • n.

    To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles.

  • Ram
  • n.

    A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow

  • Raft
  • v. t.

    To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.

  • Raw
  • superl.

    Not distilled; as, raw water