[11], A stone memorial commemorating the RAF's use of the station for over 70 years was unveiled on 1 June 2012. Gp Capt J D Spottiswoode, 12 Nov 1976 47 Squadrons. Heyford | Watchfield | Wellesbourne Mountford | Gp Capt R A Gill, xx xxx 1987 The airfield was built in 1939, necessitating the demolition of Lyneham Court manor house, the buildings of Cranley Farm and the village's tennis courts. 57 (Reserve) Squadron RAF (57 Sqn), and moved from the old airmen's hutted accommodation into a new building. 22 Group RAF. Gp Capt P W D Heal, xx xxx 1954 Lt Col Measures, xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt M H Kelly, xx xxx 1945 Initially it was planned that the following training functions would relocate to Lyneham. Wg Cdr J B A Fleming, xx xxx 1960 Gp Capt C E Horrox, xx Apr 1943 Lyneham, in No. On 16 October 1946, 511 Sqn was formed again as a York operator, continuing to fly the long-distance routes to India and the Far-East until, like a lot of transport squadrons, it became involved in the Berlin Airlift. Gp Capt D Stamp, 29 Jun 2012Gp Capt S F Lushington, xx Jul 2014 Gp Capt S J L Lilley, 11 Dec 2001 Gp Capt W L Green, 20 Oct 1972 Gp Capt A P Bett, 23 Jul 1951 511 Sqn was re-formed again at Lyneham on 15 December 1959, as the second squadron to operate the Britannia on long-range trooping flights. Wg Cdr A J Tumble, xx xxx 1953 Gp Capt P G Beer, xx xxx 1986 Gp Capt T L Kennedy, 2 Apr 1971 never reached Air Rank (so far). Gp Capt K H R Elliott*, 1 Nov 1945 Gp Capt M G Coggins, 28 Jan 1985 The airfield itself was initially a grass landing area although the RAF always planned to lay hard runways. Lyneham, in No. Gp Capt M J Rayson ** [OCTU left Henlow on 24 Apr 1980], xx xxx 1980 Gp Capt T C Musgrave, 6 Jul 1962 Little Horwood | Little Gp Capt F Wright, 31 Oct 1977 Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. 1862 Civil War Letter from Salmon P. Chase, Gp Capt A N Wise, xx xxx 1993 Gp Capt A K Amos, 7 Oct 1977 Wg Cdr P H Waterkeyn, 28 Oct 1963 Gp Capt E J P Davy, 8 Mar 1943 Gp Capt A C P Carver*, 28 Mar 1944 Gp Capt R E R Adams, 17 Sep 1969 4 Sep 1941 "Invariably, it's become a hub for extended family members to . Sqn Ldr S J Gilbert*, xx xxx xxxx Sqn Ldr C M Crowe*, 3 Sep 1942 The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. The Canadair CP-107 Argus ( CL-28) was a maritime reconnaissance aircraft designed and manufactured by Canadair for the RCAF. Wg Cdr L Garside-Beattie (acting), 18 Jan 1999 Gp Capt A F P Dezonie, 27 Jul 2001 Wg Cdr J M W St Pierre**. Gp Capt P C Maltby*, 21 Feb 1935 Gp Capt F E Nuttall*, 27 Jan 1944 Gp Capt A Shekleton*, 26 Nov 1940Sqn Ldr W J Pickard*, 20 Dec 1940 47 Squadron RAF (47 Sqn) were transferred from RAF Fairford, followed in September by No. Wg Cdr W A Harrison, xx xxx 1967 Also here is Prince Philip Barracks, housing the regimental headquarters of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), 8 Training Battalion REME and the REME Museum. The Cold War also saw RAF Lyneham selected as one of the dispersal airfield for the RAF's nuclear deterrent 'V' Force. [16] Construction work commenced in February 2014. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. The REME Museum is located in what was the Officer's Mess at the former RAF Lyneham. The decision to close RAF Lyneham was made in 2009, and it was scheduled for closure by 2012 with all functions and aircraft relocated to RAF Brize Norton. Gp CaptW C Hicks, 15 Mar 1932 Sqn Ldr L T Waugh, xx Aug 1943 Material: Goldfarbenes Metall & 334751551776 1952 Gp Capt J Bell, xx xxx 1993 Gp Capt R L Reid, 10 Jan 1983 Wg Cdr R Cook, Amalgamated with Brampton and Wyton to form Brampton Wyton Henlow, xx xxx xxxx Cranfield | Croughton | Desford | Edgehill | a RAF officer commanding the RAF Support Unit, xx xxx 1950 216 Squadron RAF (216 Sqn), the main runway was extended from 6,000ft (1,800m) to its present length of 7,830ft (2,390m). The airfield was designated as a Master Diversion Airfield. However, the programme was abandoned in May 2009, when it was decided to retain the existing JHC basing arrangements, effectively confirming that Lyneham would close as an RAF station. To extend the route from Gibraltar to Malta the squadron also operated the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle. 38 Expeditionary Air Wing. Gp Capt E P McKay, xx xxx 1946 There are dedicated education facilities to cater for groups of all ages and interests. Gp Capt J N Jefferson, 5 Apr 1950 Gp Capt A G Miller*, 31 Dec 1943 Wg Cdr J C McWatters**? The squadron was disbanded on 6 January 1976, when it was decided to withdraw the Britannia from service. The first phase, the relocation of the REME schools from Arborfield and Bordon would still proceed. Gp Capt W J Laidler, 19 Oct 1973 Redesignated as: 40 Troop Carrier Squadron on 1 Mar 1966; 40 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 May 1967; 40 Airlift Squadron on 1 Jan 1992. The squadron continued the work of the flight, operating regular transport schedules to Gibraltar using the Consolidated Liberator. Gp Capt C P Lumb, 9 Dec 1988 [17][18] A ceremony, attended by Prime Minister David Cameron, was held at Brize Norton on 31 August 2011 to mark the formal transfer of repatriations from Lyneham. Closed, 31 Jul 1992 Gp Capt C R Elliott, xx Dec 2012 Advanced Search (Items only) Other famous names followed through RAF Lyneham as they were released such as Terry Waite and Jackie Mann. 2552 x 3512 px (21.61 x 29.73 cm) - 300 dpi - 2 MB. Gp Capt P W Jamieson, 1 Feb 1965 flights. Mr Gladston has taken the baton of responsibility from group captain Mike Neville, who has been at. The decision would result in the C-130J fleet moving to Brize Norton from Lyneham, the intention being to retain Lyneham as an RAF station until 2012 when the older C-130K fleet would go out of service. Sqn Ldr/Wg Cdr F R Wynne, 13 Mar 1939 xx Apr 1943 Gp Capt J A King, xx xxx 1998 Sqn G V Lane*, 14 Apr 1937 1 Group RAF: 1918-1926 1927-1939 1940-present: Originally formed on 1 April 1918, it was renumbered No. Gp Capt R B Jordan*, 17 Jul 1943 Raf Vallone was born on February 17, 1916 and died on October 31, 2002. 46 Group RAF (46 Gp), was its main airfield in the south, and as well as sending its own aircraft overseas, acted as the clearance airfield for planning, diplomatic clearance, customs and briefing purposes for transport aeroplanes from other stations flying abroad. Gp Capt P G Ottewill, 29 Oct 1965 Transferred to RAF Honiley, 29 Jul 1941 Lt Col R F Stapleton-Green, xx xxx 1918 39 posts Previous; 1; 2; tornado17 Posts: 2549 Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:43 pm Location: Portsmouth. Wg Cdr ? Gp Capt S A Harper, xx Aug 2014 21 Dec 1936 [9] All military flying operations from RAF Lyneham ceased on 30 September 2011, at which point the station's air traffic control unit closed. 21 Oct 1943 Wg Cdr G F Rodney*. ? Following the closure of RAF Lyneham as an active station, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) looked to redevelop the site as a world-class training establishment for the Defence Technical Training Change Programme's Army's Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME). [26] Construction work to redevelop Lyneham for its new role began in February 2014. Brice, From 1950 the station was commanded by a USAF officer with RAF Badges - Stations L-Z The table below shows the badges awarded to each unit, the motto and translation where known, the monarch who authorised it and the general date of the award If you would like to commission any of the missing badges (including those marked *) please contact RAF Heraldry Trust for further details. Rissington | Little Staughton | Hottest 9.2 C Walney Island, NW; Coldest 0 C Cairnwell, GR; . Gp Capt H P Lale**, 11 Apr 1936 Gp Capt J M Warfield**, xx Jan 1945 Redesignated as 40 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 3 Jul 1952. Gp Capt J Marshall, xx Jul 1979 By mid-June 2011, around 1,000 of Lyneham's 3,500 military and civilian personnel were left to complete the closure of the station. Gp Capt R M Coad*, 21 Jan 1946 The station was the home of all the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) before they were relocated to RAF Brize Norton. Central England, [Abingdon | 99 Squadron RAF (99 Sqn) reformed on 17 November 1945, at RAF Lyneham equipped with Yorks, later operating as part of the Berlin Airlift. The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No. 38 Expeditionary Air Wing. Gp Capt D H Lee, 2 Nov 1959 Gp Capt C E St J Beamish, xx May 1945 A re-evaluation of the programme determined that the consolidation onto a single site was no longer the best option. Gp Capt B J R Roberts, xx Mar 1946 Gp Capt J E M MacCullum, xx Oct 1943 Gp Capt G J C Paul**, xx Aug 1918 Sqn Ldr J Shotton, xx xxx 1982 Col E A Loberg USAF, xx xxx 1958 Mastering all the usages of 're equip' from sentence examples published by news publications. This necessitated the demolition of two hangars on the Northside of the airfield, and also the movement of the main gate from the North to the East of the station. Sqn Ldr G Wood, xx xxx 1963 The station is also home to No. Wg Cdr C E H Rathborne, 15 Sep 1930 xx Dec 1943 Gp Capt S Duffill, 28 Mar 2002 Gp Capt J Hardstaff, 20 Nov 1981 Gp Capt E H Dawson, xx xxx xxxx L A Atherton, 18 Jun 2008Gp Capt P Higgins, 16 Dec 2009Gp Capt R J Knighton, 13 Jun 2011Gp Capt R Hill, 7 Jun 2013 Gp Capt Hon R A Cochrane, xx Feb 1940Gp Capt H M Massey, xx Jun 1942 Wg Cdr T W Elmhirst, 16 Oct 1936 [6] This coincides with the closure of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) technical training establishments at Arborfield Garrison and Bordon Garrison, both of which moved to Lyneham by the end of 2015. Tactical Medical Wing. Wg Cdr A Shaw*, 7 Mar 1945 Gp Capt T M Abraham, xx Sep 1944 Gp Capt H S Darley, 20 Feb 1948Wg Cdr D S Radford, 1 Jan 1949 Gp Capt R F Fletcher, xx xxx 1950 Wg Cdr A D Pryor, xx Apr Wg Cdr H C Parker, 6 Apr 1948 Gp Capt J B Sims*, 18 Feb 1946 Gp Capt C H Moran, 14 Dec 1998Gp Capt D A Haward The memorial commemorates the RAF's use of the nearby station for over 70 years. Gp Capt G F Lerwell, 8 Dec 1958 Gp Capt S M Park*, 23 Dec 1942 Wg Cdr H G F Larsen, xx xxx 1956 Sqn Ldr D Jenkins, xx xxx 1983 Transferred to No 5 GTS, xx May 1954Gp Capt B K Burnett, xx xxx 1955 Hello world! Gp Capt V O Rees*, 15 Mar 1935Gp Capt J McCrae*, xx xxx 1939 Gp Capt A A B Thomson, 7 Feb 1938 21 Group on 12 April 1926. Since the mid to late 1930s RAF stations have controlled a number of flying squadrons or other units at one location by means of a station headquarters. Gp Capt D F L Edwards, xx xxx xxxx 24, No. RAF Lyneham station commander Gp Capt John Gladstone said prior to the final flypast: "It will be a very sad day for everyone at Lyneham, but it's just a new chapter in the history of the. Gp Capt L J Stickley, xx xxx 1953 Wg Cdr G N Amison (Temp), 4 Feb 1942 Gp Capt A ap Ellis*, xx xxx 1940 Gp Capt E P MacKay*, xx Oct 1943 The station was also home to No. Gp Capt P J Goulthorpe, 14 Nov 1977 Sqn Ldr A P C Bruce*, 10 May 1943 Wg Cdr A W Oldroyd, 4 Aug 1953 The Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram MP announced on 4 July 2003 that the RAF's air-transport and air-refuelling fleets would be consolidated at Brize Norton in order to make best use of airfield capacities and the defence estate. RAF Lyneham was the Royal Air Force's principal transport hub, operating the modern Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, and the ageing, but very adaptable, Lockheed C-130K Hercules. Lyneham's first runways were constructed during 1940 and 1941, the longest being 4,375ft (1,334m), the other 3,542ft (1,080m). Gp Capt C W Mackay, 1 May 1940 Gp Capt S Smith, xx Jan 1940 30 Squadron RAF (30 Sqn) and No. Gp Capt D A Hurrell, xx Dec 1990 Please post movements and activities to do with RAF Waddington here. Simple Product Gp Capt R H Kyle, xx xxx 1995 Tactical Medical Wing. Wg Cdr Winter, 2 Mar 1964 GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Gp Capt - A/Cdre I Elliott (A/Cdre from Jan/Feb 30 Apr 1945 Gp Capt R A A Cole*. Wg Cdr G Lowe (Temp)*, 21 Oct 1943 Gp Capt D W F Bonham-Carter, xx xxx 1950 [7], With the transfer of military units and personnel to Brize Norton complete, around 1,000 members of military and civilian staff remained on site, gradually reducing in numbers until RAF Lyneham closed entirely,[8] on 31 December 2012. Wg Cdr-Gp Capt D V Carnegie, 19 Aug 1939Wg Gp Capt W H Kyle, 10 Jul 1942 Wg Cdr A V Bettington*, 2 Dec 1920 Part of an expert team providing intermediate avionics repair and modification support concerned with issues and modifications that are too complex or detailed for squadron engineers; mainly in. Gp Capt P E Maitland*, 27 Jun 1942 There is a small group of prisoners, wagon of goods, and troops. Gp Capt R B Duckett, xx Feb 1985 Gp Capt P D Holder, 1 Jul 1924 2022. A year later the squadron disbanded when it was re-numbered to No. Gp Capt R Patterson, xx xxx 2012: Gp Capt L M E Jarman, xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt F G Argyle-Robinson, xx Dec 1945 RAF Station Mildenhall opened Oct. 16, 1934. Lt Col H O Hamilton USAF, xx xxx 1951 Gp Capt J B Tait, 12 Oct 1944 "We have news from the south border, from the commander of the border guard. Gp Capt B J Hunter, xx xxx 1985 The final four Hercules departed Lyneham at 10:30 on 1 July 2011, conducting a flypast around Wiltshire before heading for their new Oxfordshire home, one of them piloted by the Station Commander, Group Captain John Gladstone. Gp Capt W R Worstall, xx xxx 1952 [3] LXX Sqn stood-down on 8 September 2010,[4] but reformed in 2014, at Brize Norton, as the first Airbus A400M Atlas squadron, to be followed by 47 Sqn. Gp Capt K D Filbey, xx xxx 1992? Gp Capt G V Lane*, 17 Dec 1945 who owns bruntingthorpe airfield who owns bruntingthorpe airfield. RAF Lyneham ( IATA: LYE , ICAO: EGDL) is a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England. Sqn Ldr B W Culpin, xx xxx 1976 Gp Capt C A Watt, xx Sep 1953 Gp Capt W Beringer, 29 Aug 1969 This talk will demonstrate how you can use. Wing Commander Snell says most families do see the North Wiltshire town as an important part of the grieving process. Gp Capt C Morris, xx xxx 1998 Wg Cdr E J Little (Temp), 13 Oct 1942 Gp Capt U L Burberry, 23 Jun 1972 4 October 1943 Air Commandant Lady Mary Welsh appointed Director of the WAAF 1949 Women's Royal Air Force established within the RAF (Director Dame Felicity Peake) 1952 Jean Lennox Bird of the WRAFVR becomes the first woman to be awarded RAF pilot's badge 1990 Flt Lt Julie Gibson became RAF's first operational female pilot January 1991 511 Squadron RAF (511 Sqn) was formed from No. Further units would arrive in subsequent years with the programme being complete in 2019. 1425 (Communication) Flight RAF (1425 Flt) at RAF Lyneham. Col C B Steely USAF, xx xxx 1952 Air Cdre H E Forrow, xx xxx 1947 Wg Cdr A H F Murphy, 26 May 1950 [12] All remaining RAF Lyneham personnel left the station by December 2012. Gp Capt A R D MacDonell, 1 Feb 1960 [21] The School of Army Aeronautical Engineering (SAAE), which moved from Arborfield, started training in October 2015. Gp Capt J P Brayshaw, xx Oct 2018 Gp Capt P Walker, 7 Dec 1984 The Douglas Dakota of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight conducted a flypast. In March 2006, it was revealed that Lyneham was being considered as a base for helicopters of Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) as part of Programme Belvedere, a basing review of the JHC helicopter fleets. This gave a total of five tactical Hercules squadrons at Lyneham, as well as the VIP transport Comet squadron, and in 1976, the station became the largest operational airfield in the RAF with the arrival from Cyprus of Hercules-equipped No.

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