Airbase

An Airbase, sometimes referred to as a military airport or airfield, provides basing and support of military aircraft.

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Some airbases provide facilites very like civilian airports. For example, RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England has a terminal which caters for passengers for the Royal Air Force's scheduled flights, e.g. the Tristar to the Falkland Islands.

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Other structures and equipment are specific to military airfields, e.g.:

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• Anti-aircraft weapons, e.g. surface-to-air missiles, to protect from air attack.
• Hardened Aircraft Shelters to protect individual aircraft from aerial strikes.
Airbase: Aircraft carrier ►



 

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Airbase related Images and Photos (experimental)

Roman Catholic and Protestant Memorial Services at Da Nang Air Base