RAF Brize Norton

RAF Brize Norton is an air base in Oxfordshire to the west of London, England, United Kingdom. It is home to the Royal Air Force's heavy transport aircraft, the Globemaster C1, and its Tristar and Vickers VC10 tankers.

With the arrival of the Globemaster (C-17 in USAF service) and the future Airbus A400M the base has an assured future. With the closure of the home of the C-130 Hercules, RAF Lyneham the RAF's transport fleet will be further consolidated at Brize Norton.

The RAF's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft, currently envisaged to be a fleet of Airbus A330 MRTTs, will be based at Brize Norton.

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Squadrons

No. 10 Squadron RAF - VC10 C1(K)
No. 99 Squadron RAF - Globemaster C1
No. 101 Squadron RAF - VC10 K3 & K4
No. 216 Squadron RAF - Tristar K1, KC1 & C2

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RAF Brize Norton

Squadrons

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