RAF Benson was officially opened on Saturday 1st April 1939. See the Strategic Defence and Security Review. The Puma helicopter will be retired and replaced by a new medium lift helicopter in the mid-2020s. RAF Benson Flying Club - Slingsby T67 Firefly, de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, Diamond DA40 and Piper PA-28.Police & Air Ambulance - Eurocopter EC135 helicopters.No 6 Air Experience Flight - Grob Tutor.Oxford University Air Squadron - Grob Tutor.22 Squadron - Operational Evaluation Unit (JHC).RAF Benson Flying Club operate the Slingsby T67 Firefly, de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, Diamond DA40 and Piper PA-28. The National Police Air Service and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance are also based here and operate Eurocopter EC135 helicopters. No 6 Air Experience Flight, and the Oxford University Air Squadron both operating the Grob Tutor T1. The Joint Helicopter Support Squadron (JHSS), Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility, Puma Depth Support Hub and Support Helicopter Standards Evaluation Wing are at Benson. RAF Benson is a front line support helicopter base working within the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC).īenson is currently home to 22 Squadron (JHC Operational Evaluation Unit), 28 Squadron (Chinook HC6A & Puma HC2 helicopters), 33 Squadron (Puma HC2 helicopters), 230 Squadron (Puma HC2 helicopters). Military Aircraft Photographs at UK Military Bases ADS-B Exchange (Click on ADSBX Radar View) tracks many other military aircraft such as Tornado, Typhoon, F-15, Hercules etc over the UK. Plane Finder tracks mainly civilian flights but does also include some military aircraft such as the Tutor, Tucano, Hawk, Voyager, BAe 146, Squirrel HT1, and Sentinel R1 etc which can be seen over the UK. Military Aircraft around the World Tracker.

Historic Military Aircraft in the UK Tracker.Current Military Aircraft in the UK Tracker.The National Police Air Service and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance are also based here along with the RAF Benson Flying Club. No 6 Air Experience Flight, and the Oxford University Air Squadron both operate the Grob Tutor T1. RAF Benson is located in south-east Oxfordshire, and is currently home to 22 Squadron (JHC Operational Evaluation Unit), 28 Squadron (Chinook HC6A & Puma HC2 helicopters), 33 Squadron (Puma HC2 helicopters) and 230 Squadron (Puma HC2 helicopters).

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