447:, and four similar sized bombs were detonated at the same time, two in each underfloor luggage compartment, in opposite corners. Three of the four corners where the explosions were to take place were thoroughly protected by kevlar or titanium, but the rear left hand corner of the rear luggage compartment was deliberately left unprotected, to see what the effect would be. Many cameras were positioned inside the aircraft and round it outside, and there is a well known photograph of the rear port side of the aircraft being blown out. There was no damage elsewhere, the protective measures having completely contained the other three explosions.
44:
198:
1071:
1815:
1113:
471:(CAA) stated that they would not be conducting an investigation. The causes have been identified as the co-pilot failing to reply to the command 'throttles back', thus resulting in the pilot having to control the throttles himself, resulting in a brief loss of control of the aircraft, causing it to rise. No legal action was to be taken by the CAA against either of the crew aboard XM715 or the operators of Bruntingthorpe Airfield.
205:
3528:
338:
Motor
Corporation, which used it as a vehicle proving ground. In August 1983 it was purchased by C Walton Ltd and it continued in use as a vehicle proving ground and also provided facilities for historic aircraft storage and maintenance, air shows, corporate hospitality, exhibition space, location
339:
filming, motorcycle design and development, and vehicle storage and auctions. In 2020 it was sold to Cox
Automotive for vehicle storage and auctions, with a part retained by the Walton family for aircraft activities.
2108:
2581:
454:
Boeing 747 with its back half exploding on landing. The photo was, however, an edit of an Air Canada Boeing 747 landing normally with the photo of the explosion test stitched onto the back of the aircraft.
2311:
545:
1065:
995:
726:
2513:
3442:
2181:
377:
6,000,000. Its first flight was from
Bruntingthorpe on 18 October 2007. The Vulcan left Bruntingthorpe at the beginning of the 2008 flying display season, was temporarily based at
1137:
2384:
3542:
2652:
2523:
1518:
1102:
695:
704:
576:
1666:
1044:
480:
467:
XM715 made an unplanned brief flight, reaching a height of between 20 and 30 ft before being landed. The aircraft does not have a permit to fly. The
549:
145:
3581:
468:
433:
197:
962:
1848:
410:
C1K XR808 "Bob" arrived at
Bruntingthorpe on 29 July 2013 after retirement from the RAF and has now moved to RAF Cosford to join their museum.
598:
400:
aircraft museum on the edge of the site, although due a reduction in space some aircraft have now been moved to other locations such as the
355:
An old Cold War hangar houses
Manheim Bruntingthorpe Car Auction Centre. Some of its public vehicle auctions offer more than 1000 vehicles.
1359:
1251:
3576:
1436:
1125:
1095:
1814:
3571:
3051:
2069:
2064:
2059:
2054:
2049:
2044:
2039:
2034:
688:
436:
to conduct a test to study the effects of a terrorist planted bomb explosion on board a wide-body aircraft such as had happened over
2503:
2024:
1853:
1383:
1209:
504:
3345:
3173:
2374:
2029:
2019:
1776:
1239:
658:
625:
663:
3193:
3117:
2085:
1413:
1275:
1023:
429:
3531:
2601:
2216:
2196:
1538:
1533:
1371:
1088:
43:
3413:
3009:
2968:
2606:
2467:
2369:
2364:
2261:
1353:
681:
3561:
3418:
3350:
3178:
2986:
2980:
2642:
2477:
2472:
2452:
2447:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2412:
2407:
2334:
2291:
2251:
2241:
2236:
2226:
2176:
1716:
1329:
1197:
668:
138:
3403:
3375:
3312:
3168:
3092:
3077:
2902:
2462:
2457:
2442:
2392:
2231:
2099:
1614:
1569:
1395:
401:
386:
3365:
3335:
3188:
3107:
2962:
1609:
1553:
1281:
1269:
1257:
950:
1751:
516:
3566:
3428:
3340:
3317:
3183:
3102:
3082:
2354:
2329:
1513:
1401:
1015:
3292:
2715:
2571:
2566:
2561:
2551:
2541:
2536:
2221:
1961:
1761:
1650:
1630:
1624:
1579:
1528:
1503:
1490:
1347:
1311:
1293:
1263:
1245:
1227:
1173:
1147:
1008:
914:
397:
3423:
3087:
2974:
2956:
2950:
2546:
2531:
2131:
1559:
1498:
1407:
1377:
1203:
1161:
331:
3393:
3360:
3307:
2944:
2556:
2296:
2286:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2256:
2246:
2206:
2191:
2146:
1574:
1548:
1317:
1299:
1287:
1221:
414:
128:
3505:
3398:
3388:
3284:
3097:
3032:
3015:
2992:
2938:
2932:
2920:
2914:
2908:
2896:
2840:
2835:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2775:
2770:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2740:
2720:
2710:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2675:
2665:
2660:
2498:
2161:
2156:
1766:
1645:
1640:
1599:
1589:
1584:
1523:
1389:
1365:
1341:
1335:
1191:
1116:
899:
853:
744:
358:
1681:
1070:
3485:
3112:
2926:
2890:
2830:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2705:
2700:
2680:
2637:
2632:
1731:
1635:
1619:
1604:
1594:
1564:
1543:
1323:
1233:
1215:
1179:
1155:
420:
The last VC-10 to fly (ZA147) was flown to the aerodrome to be stored, but has since been scrapped.
3383:
3259:
3127:
3072:
2884:
2001:
1858:
1706:
1676:
1508:
1049:
884:
833:
739:
464:
77:
2622:
2417:
2211:
2201:
2136:
1986:
1981:
1971:
1966:
1830:
1746:
1080:
315:
673:
1112:
3510:
3475:
3470:
2402:
2397:
2359:
2349:
2339:
2186:
2166:
2141:
1996:
1991:
1976:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1916:
1911:
1906:
1771:
1741:
1726:
1001:
889:
437:
370:
66:
55:
17:
3490:
3327:
3254:
3249:
3244:
3214:
2670:
2596:
2344:
2324:
2319:
2171:
1941:
1901:
1896:
1891:
1886:
1843:
1838:
1796:
1721:
1686:
1671:
869:
864:
838:
795:
533:
378:
352:
The site can accommodate about 25,000 vehicles, parked on the former runway and taxi areas.
269:
3495:
3460:
3355:
3137:
3064:
2627:
2301:
1881:
1442:
1028:
327:
3500:
3465:
3274:
3224:
2490:
2151:
1786:
1781:
1701:
1696:
1466:
1460:
1454:
957:
945:
924:
919:
879:
828:
779:
774:
769:
390:
307:
303:
120:
116:
3555:
3480:
3450:
3152:
3147:
2126:
2121:
1711:
1430:
1305:
1185:
1167:
894:
749:
734:
393:'V Bomber' base, but will be dismantled and moved in 2023 as the airport has closed.
3455:
3408:
3302:
3297:
3209:
2116:
1756:
1448:
909:
759:
754:
407:
450:
Photographs of the test were later involved in a hoax, which supposedly showed an
361:
Motorcycles have established their
Worldwide Technology Centre at Bruntingthorpe.
3269:
3264:
3239:
3234:
3229:
3219:
1736:
904:
764:
382:
373:, which was restored to airworthy condition over eight years at a cost of about
3142:
843:
563:
451:
444:
441:
160:
147:
2508:
1791:
929:
801:
311:
27:
Privately owned airport in
Leicestershire near the village of Bruntingthorpe
335:
577:"PICTURES: Victor bomber accidentally becomes airborne during taxi demo"
417:
were flown to the aerodrome to be stored, but have since been scrapped.
299:
239:
226:
326:
The aerodrome was originally RAF Bruntingthorpe and hosted both the
485:
653:
385:
as its winter maintenance base. It is now grounded and based at
1084:
677:
374:
180:
599:"Retired RAF pilot saves bomber from air show disaster"
3543:
United States military aircraft designation systems
3519:
3441:
3374:
3326:
3283:
3202:
3161:
3126:
3063:
3050:
3025:
3002:
2877:
2857:
2651:
2615:
2589:
2580:
2522:
2489:
2383:
2310:
2107:
2098:
2078:
2010:
1874:
1867:
1829:
1822:
1659:
1489:
1480:
1423:
1146:
1133:
1124:
1037:
988:
981:
938:
852:
821:
814:
788:
725:
718:
711:
369:The most notable aircraft at the aerodrome was the
225:
186:
176:
137:
126:
112:
104:
96:
91:
34:
626:"Vintage bomber takes off by mistake at air show"
517:"Vulcan rules the skies again after £6m facelift"
1096:
705:United States Air Force in the United Kingdom
689:
8:
1667:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
1045:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
481:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
296:Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground
3060:
2874:
2586:
2104:
1871:
1826:
1486:
1143:
1130:
1103:
1089:
1081:
996:United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
985:
818:
722:
715:
696:
682:
674:
413:In March 2013, six of the former nine RAF
31:
505:Manheim Bruntingthorpe Car Auction Centre
463:On 3 May 2009, during a "fast taxi" run,
2514:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
624:de Bruxelles, Simon (9 September 2009).
334:during its life. In 1973 it was sold to
2355:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
546:"Probe into unauthorised Victor flight"
497:
428:In 1997, the airfield was used by the
310:11 miles (18 km) to the south of
204:
7:
3532:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
3527:
548:. Leicester Mercury. Archived from
1066:United States Air Forces in Europe
486:United States Air Forces in Europe
25:
3582:Defunct privately owned airports
3526:
3346:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
3174:North American F-82 Twin Mustang
1813:
1111:
1069:
203:
196:
42:
3194:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
3118:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
2482:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
1024:Headquarters Air Command Europe
430:Federal Aviation Administration
103:
659:Aircraft Museum (open Sundays)
424:1997 Boeing 747 explosion test
1:
3414:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
3033:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
2509:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
2504:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
18:Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground
3419:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
3351:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
3179:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
2499:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
669:Lightning Preservation Group
298:is a privately owned former
3404:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
3093:North American B-45 Tornado
3078:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
402:South Wales Aviation Museum
387:Doncaster Sheffield Airport
3598:
3577:Airports in Leicestershire
3366:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
3336:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
3189:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
3169:North American F-2 Mustang
3108:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
396:Bruntingthorpe houses the
217:Location in Leicestershire
3572:Museums in Leicestershire
3540:
3429:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
3184:North American F-86 Sabre
3103:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
3083:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
1811:
1514:Calumet Air Force Station
1062:
1016:501st Combat Support Wing
246:
243:
238:
234:
191:
181:https://www.coxauto.co.uk
50:
41:
3293:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
1009:100th Air Refueling Wing
664:Cold War jets collection
469:Civil Aviation Authority
434:Civil Aviation Authority
398:Cold War Jets Collection
133:467 ft / 142 m
36:Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
3424:Convair C-131 Samaritan
3088:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
654:Vulcan to the Sky Trust
459:Accidents and incidents
332:United States Air Force
3394:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
3361:Lockheed Martin KC-130
3308:Martin RB-57D Canberra
579:. Flight International
440:. The test used an ex-
389:, Doncaster, formerly
381:as a flying base, and
3399:Fairchild C-82 Packet
3389:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
3098:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
1117:Strategic Air Command
900:RAF Little Rissington
745:RAF Blenheim Crescent
3486:Russell E. Dougherty
3113:Convair B-58 Hustler
552:on 26 September 2009
302:near the village of
161:52.48694°N 1.13056°W
3562:Airports in England
3073:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
1859:Twentieth Air Force
1854:Sixteenth Air Force
1849:Fifteenth Air Force
1707:RAF Greenham Common
1050:Sixteenth Air Force
885:RAF Greenham Common
834:RAF Shepherds Grove
740:RAF Barford St John
564:Video of the flight
465:Handley Page Victor
314:. It was opened as
157: /
3506:John T. Chain, Jr,
2866:= initial assigned
1692:RAF Bruntingthorpe
875:RAF Bruntingthorpe
605:. 8 September 2009
523:. 20 October 2007.
432:of the US and the
316:RAF Bruntingthorpe
166:52.48694; -1.13056
3549:
3548:
3511:George Lee Butler
3476:Bruce K. Holloway
3471:Joseph J. Nazzaro
3437:
3436:
3046:
3045:
3042:
3041:
2853:
2852:
2849:
2848:
2094:
2093:
2079:Strategic missile
1809:
1808:
1805:
1804:
1772:RAF South Ruislip
1727:RAF Upper Heyford
1476:
1475:
1078:
1077:
1058:
1057:
1018:
1011:
1004:
1002:48th Fighter Wing
977:
976:
973:
972:
966:
954:
890:RAF Upper Heyford
810:
809:
415:Lockheed TriStars
371:Avro Vulcan XH558
293:
292:
289:
288:
16:(Redirected from
3589:
3567:Road test tracks
3530:
3529:
3491:Richard H. Ellis
3061:
2875:
2871:
2587:
2105:
1872:
1844:Eighth Air Force
1839:Second Air Force
1827:
1817:
1722:RAF High Wycombe
1687:RAF Brize Norton
1672:RAF Bassingbourn
1487:
1414:Wright-Patterson
1144:
1131:
1115:
1105:
1098:
1091:
1082:
1073:
1014:
1007:
1000:
986:
960:
948:
870:RAF Brize Norton
865:RAF Bassingbourn
839:RAF Wethersfield
819:
796:RAF Menwith Hill
723:
716:
698:
691:
684:
675:
641:
640:
638:
636:
621:
615:
614:
612:
610:
595:
589:
588:
586:
584:
573:
567:
561:
559:
557:
542:
536:
531:
525:
524:
513:
507:
502:
379:RAF Brize Norton
236:
235:
229:
207:
206:
200:
172:
171:
169:
168:
167:
162:
158:
155:
154:
153:
150:
84:
83:
73:
62:
46:
32:
21:
3597:
3596:
3592:
3591:
3590:
3588:
3587:
3586:
3552:
3551:
3550:
3545:
3536:
3515:
3496:Bennie L. Davis
3433:
3384:Beechcraft C-45
3370:
3356:Lockheed HC-130
3322:
3279:
3198:
3157:
3138:Lockheed DC-130
3129:
3122:
3055:
3053:
3038:
3021:
2998:
2993:509th Composite
2869:
2868:unit upon SAC's
2867:
2865:
2862:
2861:
2859:
2845:
2647:
2611:
2576:
2518:
2485:
2379:
2306:
2090:
2074:
2012:
2006:
1863:
1818:
1801:
1655:
1534:Clinton-Sherman
1482:
1472:
1419:
1372:Seymour Johnson
1135:
1120:
1109:
1079:
1074:
1054:
1033:
1029:Third Air Force
969:
934:
857:
848:
806:
784:
707:
702:
650:
645:
644:
634:
632:
623:
622:
618:
608:
606:
597:
596:
592:
582:
580:
575:
574:
570:
555:
553:
544:
543:
539:
532:
528:
515:
514:
510:
503:
499:
494:
477:
461:
426:
345:
328:Royal Air Force
324:
227:
221:
220:
219:
218:
215:
214:
213:
212:
208:
165:
163:
159:
156:
151:
148:
146:
144:
143:
127:Elevation
87:
81:
76:
65:
54:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3595:
3593:
3585:
3584:
3579:
3574:
3569:
3564:
3554:
3553:
3547:
3546:
3541:
3538:
3537:
3535:
3534:
3523:
3521:
3517:
3516:
3514:
3513:
3508:
3503:
3501:Larry D. Welch
3498:
3493:
3488:
3483:
3478:
3473:
3468:
3463:
3458:
3453:
3447:
3445:
3439:
3438:
3435:
3434:
3432:
3431:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3411:
3406:
3401:
3396:
3391:
3386:
3380:
3378:
3372:
3371:
3369:
3368:
3363:
3358:
3353:
3348:
3343:
3338:
3332:
3330:
3324:
3323:
3321:
3320:
3315:
3310:
3305:
3300:
3295:
3289:
3287:
3285:Reconnaissance
3281:
3280:
3278:
3277:
3272:
3267:
3262:
3257:
3252:
3247:
3242:
3237:
3232:
3227:
3222:
3217:
3212:
3206:
3204:
3200:
3199:
3197:
3196:
3191:
3186:
3181:
3176:
3171:
3165:
3163:
3159:
3158:
3156:
3155:
3150:
3145:
3140:
3134:
3132:
3124:
3123:
3121:
3120:
3115:
3110:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3075:
3069:
3067:
3058:
3048:
3047:
3044:
3043:
3040:
3039:
3037:
3036:
3029:
3027:
3026:Reconnaissance
3023:
3022:
3020:
3019:
3013:
3006:
3004:
3000:
2999:
2997:
2996:
2990:
2984:
2978:
2972:
2966:
2960:
2954:
2948:
2942:
2936:
2930:
2924:
2918:
2912:
2906:
2900:
2894:
2888:
2881:
2879:
2872:
2863:
2855:
2854:
2851:
2850:
2847:
2846:
2844:
2843:
2838:
2833:
2828:
2823:
2818:
2813:
2808:
2803:
2798:
2793:
2788:
2783:
2778:
2773:
2768:
2763:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2743:
2738:
2733:
2728:
2723:
2718:
2713:
2708:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2657:
2655:
2649:
2648:
2646:
2645:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2619:
2617:
2613:
2612:
2610:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2593:
2591:
2584:
2578:
2577:
2575:
2574:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2528:
2526:
2520:
2519:
2517:
2516:
2511:
2506:
2501:
2495:
2493:
2491:Reconnaissance
2487:
2486:
2484:
2483:
2480:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2420:
2415:
2410:
2405:
2400:
2395:
2389:
2387:
2381:
2380:
2378:
2377:
2372:
2367:
2362:
2357:
2352:
2347:
2342:
2337:
2332:
2327:
2322:
2316:
2314:
2308:
2307:
2305:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2269:
2264:
2259:
2254:
2249:
2244:
2239:
2234:
2229:
2224:
2219:
2214:
2209:
2204:
2199:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2113:
2111:
2102:
2096:
2095:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2088:
2082:
2080:
2076:
2075:
2073:
2072:
2067:
2062:
2057:
2052:
2047:
2042:
2037:
2032:
2027:
2022:
2016:
2014:
2008:
2007:
2005:
2004:
1999:
1994:
1989:
1984:
1979:
1974:
1969:
1964:
1959:
1954:
1949:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1878:
1876:
1869:
1865:
1864:
1862:
1861:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1835:
1833:
1824:
1820:
1819:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1806:
1803:
1802:
1800:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1787:RAF Woodbridge
1784:
1782:RAF Waddington
1779:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1762:RAF Sculthorpe
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1702:RAF Chelveston
1699:
1697:RAF Burtonwood
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1663:
1661:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1495:
1493:
1484:
1478:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1470:
1464:
1461:RAF Mildenhall
1458:
1455:RAF Lakenheath
1452:
1446:
1440:
1434:
1427:
1425:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1411:
1405:
1399:
1393:
1387:
1381:
1375:
1369:
1363:
1357:
1351:
1345:
1339:
1333:
1327:
1321:
1315:
1309:
1303:
1297:
1291:
1285:
1279:
1273:
1267:
1261:
1255:
1249:
1243:
1237:
1231:
1225:
1219:
1213:
1207:
1201:
1195:
1189:
1183:
1177:
1171:
1165:
1159:
1152:
1150:
1141:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1085:
1076:
1075:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1041:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1020:
1019:
1012:
1005:
992:
990:
983:
979:
978:
975:
974:
971:
970:
968:
967:
958:RAF Chicksands
955:
946:RAF Burtonwood
942:
940:
936:
935:
933:
932:
927:
925:RAF Woodbridge
922:
920:RAF Waddington
917:
915:RAF Sculthorpe
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
880:RAF Chelveston
877:
872:
867:
861:
859:
850:
849:
847:
846:
841:
836:
831:
829:RAF Bentwaters
825:
823:
816:
812:
811:
808:
807:
805:
804:
799:
792:
790:
786:
785:
783:
782:
780:RAF Mildenhall
777:
775:RAF Molesworth
772:
770:RAF Lakenheath
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
731:
729:
720:
713:
709:
708:
703:
701:
700:
693:
686:
678:
672:
671:
666:
661:
656:
649:
648:External links
646:
643:
642:
616:
590:
568:
537:
534:Explosion test
526:
508:
496:
495:
493:
490:
489:
488:
483:
476:
473:
460:
457:
445:Boeing 747-100
425:
422:
391:RAF Finningley
344:
341:
323:
320:
308:Leicestershire
304:Bruntingthorpe
291:
290:
287:
286:
283:
280:
277:
273:
272:
267:
264:
261:
257:
256:
253:
249:
248:
245:
242:
232:
231:
223:
222:
216:
211:Bruntingthorpe
210:
209:
202:
201:
195:
194:
193:
192:
189:
188:
184:
183:
178:
174:
173:
141:
135:
134:
131:
124:
123:
121:Leicestershire
117:Bruntingthorpe
114:
110:
109:
108:Cox Automotive
106:
102:
101:
100:Former private
98:
94:
93:
89:
88:
86:
85:
74:
63:
51:
48:
47:
39:
38:
35:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3594:
3583:
3580:
3578:
3575:
3573:
3570:
3568:
3565:
3563:
3560:
3559:
3557:
3544:
3539:
3533:
3525:
3524:
3522:
3518:
3512:
3509:
3507:
3504:
3502:
3499:
3497:
3494:
3492:
3489:
3487:
3484:
3482:
3481:John C. Meyer
3479:
3477:
3474:
3472:
3469:
3467:
3464:
3462:
3459:
3457:
3454:
3452:
3451:George Kenney
3449:
3448:
3446:
3444:
3440:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3410:
3409:Douglas C-118
3407:
3405:
3402:
3400:
3397:
3395:
3392:
3390:
3387:
3385:
3382:
3381:
3379:
3377:
3373:
3367:
3364:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3352:
3349:
3347:
3344:
3342:
3339:
3337:
3334:
3333:
3331:
3329:
3325:
3319:
3316:
3314:
3311:
3309:
3306:
3304:
3301:
3299:
3298:Lockheed TR-1
3296:
3294:
3291:
3290:
3288:
3286:
3282:
3276:
3273:
3271:
3268:
3266:
3263:
3261:
3258:
3256:
3253:
3251:
3248:
3246:
3243:
3241:
3238:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3221:
3218:
3216:
3213:
3211:
3208:
3207:
3205:
3201:
3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3166:
3164:
3160:
3154:
3153:Boeing RC-135
3151:
3149:
3148:Boeing EC-135
3146:
3144:
3141:
3139:
3136:
3135:
3133:
3131:
3130:& Control
3125:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3106:
3104:
3101:
3099:
3096:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3070:
3068:
3066:
3062:
3059:
3057:
3049:
3034:
3031:
3030:
3028:
3024:
3017:
3014:
3011:
3008:
3007:
3005:
3001:
2994:
2991:
2988:
2985:
2982:
2979:
2976:
2973:
2970:
2967:
2964:
2961:
2958:
2955:
2952:
2949:
2946:
2943:
2940:
2937:
2934:
2931:
2928:
2925:
2922:
2919:
2916:
2913:
2910:
2907:
2904:
2901:
2898:
2895:
2892:
2889:
2886:
2883:
2882:
2880:
2876:
2873:
2856:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2804:
2802:
2799:
2797:
2794:
2792:
2789:
2787:
2784:
2782:
2779:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2764:
2762:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2742:
2739:
2737:
2734:
2732:
2729:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2658:
2656:
2654:
2650:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2620:
2618:
2614:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2594:
2592:
2588:
2585:
2583:
2579:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2529:
2527:
2525:
2521:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2505:
2502:
2500:
2497:
2496:
2494:
2492:
2488:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2406:
2404:
2401:
2399:
2396:
2394:
2391:
2390:
2388:
2386:
2382:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2348:
2346:
2343:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2318:
2317:
2315:
2313:
2309:
2303:
2300:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2285:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2273:
2270:
2268:
2265:
2263:
2260:
2258:
2255:
2253:
2250:
2248:
2245:
2243:
2240:
2238:
2235:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2225:
2223:
2220:
2218:
2215:
2213:
2210:
2208:
2205:
2203:
2200:
2198:
2195:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2114:
2112:
2110:
2106:
2103:
2101:
2097:
2087:
2084:
2083:
2081:
2077:
2071:
2068:
2066:
2063:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2051:
2048:
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2031:
2028:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2018:
2017:
2015:
2009:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1978:
1975:
1973:
1970:
1968:
1965:
1963:
1960:
1958:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1948:
1945:
1943:
1940:
1938:
1935:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1925:
1923:
1920:
1918:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1879:
1877:
1873:
1870:
1866:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1836:
1834:
1832:
1828:
1825:
1821:
1816:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1717:Ernest Harmon
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1658:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1496:
1494:
1492:
1488:
1485:
1479:
1468:
1465:
1462:
1459:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1441:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1431:RAF Alconbury
1429:
1428:
1426:
1422:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1406:
1403:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1367:
1364:
1361:
1358:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1346:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1330:Mountain Home
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1241:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1210:Davis-Monthan
1208:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1149:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1123:
1118:
1114:
1106:
1101:
1099:
1094:
1092:
1087:
1086:
1083:
1072:
1067:
1061:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1017:
1013:
1010:
1006:
1003:
999:
998:
997:
994:
993:
991:
987:
984:
982:organizations
980:
964:
959:
956:
952:
947:
944:
943:
941:
937:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
895:RAF Daws Hill
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
862:
860:
855:
851:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
826:
824:
820:
817:
813:
803:
800:
797:
794:
793:
791:
787:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
750:RAF Croughton
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
735:RAF Alconbury
733:
732:
730:
728:
724:
721:
717:
714:
710:
706:
699:
694:
692:
687:
685:
680:
679:
676:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
651:
647:
631:
627:
620:
617:
604:
603:The Telegraph
600:
594:
591:
578:
572:
569:
565:
551:
547:
541:
538:
535:
530:
527:
522:
518:
512:
509:
506:
501:
498:
491:
487:
484:
482:
479:
478:
474:
472:
470:
466:
458:
456:
453:
448:
446:
443:
439:
435:
431:
423:
421:
418:
416:
411:
409:
405:
403:
399:
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
367:
366:
362:
360:
359:Royal Enfield
356:
353:
350:
349:
342:
340:
337:
333:
329:
321:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
284:
281:
278:
275:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
258:
254:
251:
250:
241:
237:
233:
230:
224:
199:
190:
185:
182:
179:
175:
170:
142:
140:
136:
132:
130:
125:
122:
118:
115:
111:
107:
99:
95:
90:
79:
75:
72:
68:
64:
61:
57:
53:
52:
49:
45:
40:
33:
30:
19:
3456:Curtis LeMay
3341:Boeing KB-50
3318:Boeing RB-29
3313:Boeing RB-17
3303:Lockheed U-2
1767:Sidi Slimane
1757:RAF Scampton
1691:
1615:Presque Isle
1570:K. I. Sawyer
1554:Grand Island
1449:RAF Fairford
1437:Diego Garcia
1360:Rickenbacker
1240:F. E. Warren
1064:Part of the
910:RAF Scampton
874:
760:RAF Feltwell
755:RAF Fairford
635:10 September
633:. Retrieved
629:
619:
609:10 September
607:. Retrieved
602:
593:
581:. Retrieved
571:
554:. Retrieved
550:the original
540:
529:
520:
511:
500:
462:
449:
427:
419:
412:
408:Vickers VC10
406:
395:
368:
364:
363:
357:
354:
351:
347:
346:
343:Current uses
325:
295:
294:
97:Airport type
70:
59:
29:
2878:Bombardment
2109:Bombardment
1737:RAF Manston
1610:Plattsburgh
1282:Little Rock
1258:Grand Forks
905:RAF Manston
765:RAF Welford
583:9 September
556:9 September
383:RAF Lyneham
164: /
152:001°07′50″W
139:Coordinates
3556:Categories
3443:Commanders
3143:Boeing E-4
2870:activation
1831:Air Forces
1752:Rabat-Salé
1677:Ben Guerir
1396:Vandenberg
844:RAF Upwood
492:References
452:Air Canada
442:Air France
149:52°29′13″N
3376:Transport
3245:LGM-30A/B
2590:Aerospace
2582:Strategic
2524:Refueling
2013:aerospace
2011:Strategic
1868:Divisions
1792:RAF Wyton
1747:Nouasseur
1651:Wurtsmith
1631:Schilling
1627:(unbuilt)
1625:R.I. Bong
1580:Kincheloe
1529:Chennault
1504:Bergstrom
1384:Selfridge
1312:McConnell
1294:Malmstrom
1270:Homestead
1246:Fairchild
1228:Ellsworth
1174:Barksdale
930:RAF Wyton
802:RAF Digby
630:The Times
521:Telegraph
438:Lockerbie
318:in 1942.
312:Leicester
240:Direction
3260:LGM-118A
3203:Missiles
3162:Fighters
1797:Zaragoza
1732:Torrejón
1682:Boulhaut
1660:overseas
1560:Griffiss
1519:Carswell
1499:Amarillo
1483:inactive
1481:former /
1424:overseas
1408:Whiteman
1402:Westover
1378:Sheppard
1204:Columbus
1198:Cape Cod
1162:Andersen
1068:(USAFE)
815:inactive
475:See also
365:Aircraft
348:Vehicles
336:Chrysler
330:and the
276:06R/24L
247:Surface
113:Location
105:Operator
3520:Emblems
3328:Tankers
3275:PGM-19A
3270:PGM-17A
3255:LGM-30G
3250:LGM-30F
3235:AGM-129
3128:Command
3065:Bombers
3056:systems
3003:Fighter
2995:(3/46*)
2989:(3/46*)
2983:(3/46*)
2977:(3/46*)
2971:(3/46*)
2965:(3/46*)
2959:(3/46*)
2929:(3/46*)
2923:(10/46)
2917:(3/46*)
2911:(10/46)
2905:(3/46*)
2893:(10/46)
2385:Missile
2312:Fighter
1777:U-Tapao
1575:Kearney
1549:Glasgow
1463:(USAFE)
1457:(USAFE)
1451:(USAFE)
1445:(PACAF)
1433:(USAFE)
1348:Patrick
1318:McGuire
1306:McChord
1296:(AFGSC)
1288:MacDill
1276:Lincoln
1264:Grissom
1242:(AFGSC)
1224:(PACAF)
1222:Eielson
1194:(AFSOC)
1186:Bolling
1168:Andrews
1164:(PACAF)
798:(AFISR)
322:History
300:airport
270:Asphalt
244:Length
228:Runways
177:Website
92:Summary
3240:HGM-16
3230:AGM-86
3225:AGM-84
3220:AGM-69
3215:AGM-28
3210:ADM-20
3054:weapon
3035:(1/47)
3018:(2/47)
3012:(6/47)
2953:(8/46)
2947:(8/46)
2941:(7/47)
2935:(8/46)
2899:(8/46)
2887:(7/47)
2860:Groups
2841:4321st
2836:4258th
2831:4252nd
2826:4245th
2821:4241st
2816:4239th
2811:4238th
2806:4228th
2801:4170th
2796:4158th
2791:4157th
2786:4141st
2781:4138th
2776:4137th
2771:4136th
2766:4135th
2761:4134th
2751:4130th
2746:4128th
2741:4126th
2721:4081st
2716:4080th
2711:4047th
2696:4039th
2691:4038th
2686:4026th
2676:3970th
2671:3960th
2666:3920th
2661:3918th
2653:MAJCOM
2002:4310th
1646:Walker
1641:Turner
1600:Mather
1590:Loring
1585:Larson
1565:Hunter
1524:Castle
1469:(USSF)
1443:Kadena
1416:(AFMC)
1404:(AFRC)
1398:(USSF)
1390:Travis
1380:(AETC)
1368:(AFMC)
1366:Robins
1350:(USSF)
1342:Offutt
1336:Nellis
1302:(AFRC)
1284:(AETC)
1272:(AFRC)
1266:(AFRC)
1252:Forbes
1236:(AFMC)
1206:(AETC)
1200:(USSF)
1192:Cannon
1188:(AFDW)
1158:(AETC)
1138:MAJCOM
1134:active
1038:former
989:active
963:USAFSS
719:active
285:Grass
282:2,953
266:9,843
263:3,000
260:06/24
3461:Power
3265:SM-62
3052:Major
2987:498th
2981:485th
2975:467th
2969:449th
2963:448th
2957:444th
2951:307th
2945:301st
2858:USAAF
2756:4133d
2736:4123d
2731:4083d
2726:4082d
2706:4043d
2701:4042d
2681:3973d
2643:376th
2638:307th
2633:306th
2616:AFCON
2602:385th
2597:310th
2572:500th
2567:499th
2562:497th
2552:384th
2547:305th
2542:301st
2537:100th
2478:706th
2473:705th
2468:704th
2453:455th
2448:451st
2438:390th
2433:389th
2428:381st
2423:351st
2418:341st
2413:321st
2408:308th
2375:508th
2370:506th
2365:407th
2302:509th
2297:494th
2292:484th
2287:465th
2282:461st
2277:456th
2272:454th
2267:450th
2262:449th
2257:416th
2252:410th
2247:397th
2242:380th
2237:379th
2232:340th
2227:320th
2222:319th
2100:Wings
2070:825th
2065:821st
2060:820th
2055:819th
2050:818th
2045:816th
2040:813th
2035:810th
1987:817th
1982:806th
1972:801st
1967:311th
1962:100th
1823:Units
1742:Morón
1712:Goose
1636:Stead
1620:Ramey
1605:McCoy
1595:Lowry
1556:(AAF)
1544:Eaker
1509:Biggs
1491:CONUS
1467:Thule
1439:(USN)
1410:(ACC)
1392:(AMC)
1386:(ANG)
1374:(ACC)
1362:(ANG)
1356:(ANG)
1354:Pease
1344:(ACC)
1338:(ACC)
1332:(ACC)
1326:(ACC)
1324:Minot
1320:(AMC)
1314:(AMC)
1308:(AMC)
1300:March
1290:(AMC)
1278:(ANG)
1260:(AMC)
1254:(ANG)
1248:(AMC)
1234:Eglin
1230:(ACC)
1218:(ACC)
1216:Dyess
1212:(ACC)
1182:(ACC)
1180:Beale
1176:(ACC)
1170:(AMC)
1156:Altus
1148:CONUS
1126:Bases
1119:(SAC)
939:other
858:USAFE
822:USAFE
789:other
727:USAFE
712:bases
3466:Ryan
3016:55th
3010:27th
2939:98th
2933:97th
2921:92nd
2915:44th
2909:43rd
2903:40th
2897:28th
2628:98th
2623:95th
2607:462d
2557:452d
2532:11th
2463:703d
2458:702d
2443:392d
2403:91st
2398:90th
2393:44th
2350:56th
2340:31st
2335:27th
2330:12th
2217:303d
2212:99th
2207:97th
2202:96th
2182:70th
2177:68th
2162:40th
2157:39th
2152:28th
2142:19th
2137:17th
2086:13th
2025:18th
1997:823d
1992:822d
1977:802d
1957:57th
1952:47th
1947:45th
1937:40th
1932:36th
1927:21st
1922:19th
1917:17th
1912:14th
1907:12th
951:AFMC
637:2020
611:2020
585:2009
558:2009
279:900
129:AMSL
82:EG74
71:none
67:ICAO
60:none
56:IATA
2927:93d
2891:7th
2360:82d
2345:33d
2325:4th
2320:1st
2197:93d
2192:92d
2187:72d
2172:43d
2167:42d
2147:22d
2132:9th
2127:7th
2122:5th
2030:22d
2020:1st
1942:42d
1902:7th
1897:6th
1892:5th
1887:4th
1875:Air
1539:Dow
854:SAC
375:GBP
255:ft
187:Map
78:LID
3558::
2885:2d
2117:2d
1882:3d
628:.
601:.
519:.
404:.
306:,
252:m
119:,
80::
69::
58::
2864:*
1140:)
1136:(
1104:e
1097:t
1090:v
965:)
961:(
953:)
949:(
856:/
697:e
690:t
683:v
639:.
613:.
587:.
566:)
562:(
560:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
