Former combined RAF Bases in East Anglia, England
RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow is a former Royal Air Force unit covering three distinct sites in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. The three sites, separately known as RAF Brampton, RAF Wyton and RAF Henlow, housed a number of flying training, intelligence, security and other RAF support organisations. On 2 April 2012 the unit was disbanded with RAF Brampton being renamed Brampton Camp RAF Wyton.[1]
History
In 2001, the three RAF stations were brought together under the one umbrella with one station commander.[2] RAF Stanbridge was brought into the agreement too, but was not formally noted in the tri-base name.[3] At that time, RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow represented the largest RAF base in terms of real estate and personnel.[4]
Based units (in 2012)
RAF Brampton (now closed)
- Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (Formally closed down mid-2012)
- Defence Security Standards Organisation
- No 73 (Huntingdon) Squadron Air Training Corps
RAF Wyton
RAF Henlow
- RAF Centre for Aviation Medicine
- Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
- Tactical Provost Wing (TPW)
- No 1 Specialist Police Wing
- No 8 RAF Force Protection Wing HQ
- No 2482 (Henlow) Squadron Air Training Corps
- No 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
References
- ^ "Dramatic Footage Shows Demolition of RAF Base". 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Air Officer Scotland: Air Vice Marshal Ross Paterson". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "RAF Brampton (1550941)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "RAF Brampton Wyton gets new commander to oversee change". BBC News. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
External links
52°00′55″N 0°18′11″W / 52.0153°N 0.3031°W / 52.0153; -0.3031
