RAF Lyneham

RAF Lyneham is a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England. It is the home of all the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force.

Related Topics:
Royal Air Force - Wiltshire - England - C-130 Hercules

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Lyneham is scheduled for closure by 2012 with functions and aircraft relocating to RAF Brize Norton. The base will remain open until the last of the C-130K fleet is retired. At this point the 25 new generation C-130Js will move to Brize Norton where they will join the A400M, the C-17 Globemaster and the aerial refueling fleet.

Related Topics:
2012 - RAF Brize Norton - A400M - C-17 Globemaster - Aerial refueling

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There are four Royal Air Force Squadrons there. They are:

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• 24 Sqn and 30 Sqn which operate Lockheed C-130Js.
• 47 Sqn and 70 Sqn.

The United Kingdom Mobile Air Movements Sqn operates here.

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47 Air Despatch Sqn, which operates here is an Army Squadron.

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