RAF Brize Norton

Witney , Oxfordshire , England

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Satellite and aerial maps of RAF Brize Norton with nearby locations


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Little Rissington , England 15.1329EGVL
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Abingdon , England 19.5109EGUD
Oxford Kidlington , England 20.5061EGTK



  RAF Brize Norton


1937 to present

51° 45' 0.00'' N     1° 35' 1.00'' W
Carterton, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
ICAO: EGVN IATA: BZZ
Elevation: 287 feet


RAF Brize Norton opened in Aug 1937 as part of Flying Training Command. The site was a USAF base between Apr 1951 and Apr 1965, when it returned to RAF as part of Transport Command. It became the base for the RAF fleet of C-130 Hercules, in 2012 when RAF Lyneham closed.



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List of aircraft and events at RAF Brize Norton


By Date | By Serial | By Model

DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1975-mar G I AirframeRAF HAR.2 XK987

1978 G I AirframeMinistry of Defence (MoD) Lynx XW836
1978-oct-15 772 NAS HU.5 XT469
1978-oct-15 230 Squadron /DN SA330E XW227

1980-jan G I AirframeAAC AB47G-3B XT141

1982-jun-12 AAC AH.1 XT624
1982-oct-27 CH-47C ZA710 / BC

1983-jun-14 HT.3 XW855

1984-jun-23 RAF HT.3 ZB625 / N
1984-jun-23 HT.3 ZB629
1984-jul G I AirframeRN HU.5 XS479

1985-jan G I AirframeRN Wasp XV638

1986-jun-28 CH-47C ZA683 / EW

1990-mar G I AirframeRAF HC.2 XT677
1990-mar G I AirframeRN HU.5 XT486

1991-jul-01 HU.5 XT486
1991-sep-01 CH-47C ZA713 / EN

1992-jul-11 HT.3 XW866 / E

1993-jun-05 AH7 ZE380
1993-jun-05 7 Squadron HT.3 ZB627
1993-jun-05 SA330E XW201 / FB

1994-jul-02 HAR.2 G-BVGE
1994-jul-02 HC.2 XR506 / V

1998-nov-05 Visiting33 Squadron /BZ SA330E ZA934

2000-may-06 AS350BB ZJ258
2000-may-06 32 (The Royal) Squadron AS355F1 ZH141
2000-may-06 SA330E XW222
2000-dec-07 AccidentRN HC.4 ZE427

2002 TrialsAgustaWestland UK EH101 ZJ116

2003-feb-20 HC.2 XR588

2004-jul-01 RAF 412EP ZJ236

2005-jun-09 HC.3 ZJ130 / O

2006-feb-17 HC.4 ZF120
2006-apr-06 WAH-64 ZJ230
2006-apr-06 WAH-64 ZJ231
2006-may-30 CH-47D ZA684 / BB

2007-jun-22 Visiting8 Flt AH.1 XZ290

2008-oct USAF HH-53C 68-8284
2008-oct-03 AW109E ZR321
2008-oct-31 HH-53C 68-8284
2008-nov-20 AAC AS365N3 ZJ783

2009-jun-13 CH-47C ZD984 / DH
2009-jun-13 RAF CH-47D ZD984 / DH

2010-jul-13 AAC WAH-64 ZJ178
2010-jul-13 AAC WAH-64 ZJ209

2011-oct-06 RAF SA330E XW198

2012-mar-28 Visiting670 Squadron AS350BB ZJ244
2012-jul-03 RAF CH-47D ZA682

2013-feb-08 RN HAS.5 ZE420

2014-jun G I AirframeRAF SA330E XW236
2014-aug AAC AH.1 ZB684

2015-apr-13 RAF HC.3 ZJ122
2015-may-05 AAC AH9 ZG887
2015-jun-11 AW109E G-WOFM

2016-jan-08 AAC AH.1 ZZ388
2016-apr-29 Force AĆ©rienne Belge TTH RN08

2017-apr-18 RAF SA330E ZA935
2017-dec-15 AW109E G-WIZG

2018-jan-18 RAF CH-47D ZH777
2018-apr-19 visitingRAN MH-60R N48-008
2018-apr-19 visiting816 Squadron MH-60R N48-024
2018-sep-04 846 NAS HC.3 ZJ135

2020-jun-04 RAF SA330E XW209
2020-jul-20 7 Flt 212 ZK067
2020-nov-24 AAC AH-64E ZM705
2020-nov-24 AAC AH-64E ZM704

2021-feb-07 AAC AH-64E ZM706
2021-feb-07 AAC AH-64E ZM708
2021-mar-11 AAC AH-64E ZM707
2021-mar-11 AAC AH-64E ZM709
2021-may-28 AAC AH-64E ZM701
2021-may-28 AAC AH-64E ZM700

2022-aug-02 JCB S-76C M-JCBC
2022-dec-02 H160 M-JCBA

2023-may-31 RN HC.3 ZJ136



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