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Royal Air Force 22 Squadron Re-Forms At RAF Benson

#RoyalAirForce 22 Squadron Re-Forms At #RAFBenson.

A Royal Air Force 22 Squadron with a long and proud history has re-formed at RAF Benson as the Operational Evaluation Unit for the Joint Helicopter Command.

Synonymous with search and rescue, 22 Squadron will provide operational testing and evaluation for all the Joint Helicopter Command helicopter types, including Chinook, Puma, Apache and Wildcat. Formerly the Rotary Wing Operational Evaluation…

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Chinook and unidentified RPAS, AIRPROX No 2016163

Chinook and unidentified RPAS, AIRPROX No 2016163

This one is being miss reported in the UK press not only is it being overplayed but the Chinook was recovering to RAF Benson, not RAF Odiham as is being told. I found the Airprox particularly interesting as the precision approach controller (PAR) was aware of the RPA.

It appeared on his or her PAR radar. The PAR sends out two very particular beams that the controller guides the aircraft down in…

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Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Allen Scott. 11 OCT 2015.

Died in Kabul, Afghanistan in the crash of a British Puma Mk2 helicopter. The incident remains under investigation. Scott was assigned to RAF Benson out of Oxfordshire, England.

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BEST DAY EVER. (Minus the getting up at 4.20am) went flying in a Grob Tutor at RAF Benson, had an AMAZING ham and cheese sandwich from Marks and Spencer and then won £1.30 in the balancing 10p machine 'gambling' game :) The difference is in that is that I know when to stop, my friends just win money and then just put it all back into the machine... paradox much??? 

P.S. DOWNTON ABBEY IS TONIGHT!!!!! :D