RAF Benson
"Return to the micro climate"
On the 25th of September 2009 Nene Valley Aviation Tours were very lucky enough to go back and take another look around at RAF Benson the home of the of the Royal Air Force support helicopter fleet.
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You can see the full report on the base from earlier this year here RAF Benson "life in a micro climate"
Here is our log from the 25th special thanks go to Flt Sgt Jay Ferguson for running both our tours. Also thank you to everyone that attended a NVAT tour to Benson this year we managed to raise £350 for the Oxfordshire Air Ambulance.
| Oxford UAS/6 AEF | ||||
| G-BYVB | VB | Tutor | ||
| G-BYVL | VL | Tutor | ||
| G-BYVU | VU | Tutor | ||
| G-BYWU | WU | Tutor | ||
| G-BYXA | XA | Tutor | ||
| G-BYXC | XC | Tutor | ||
| 28 and 78 Squadron | ||||
| ZJ118 | B | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ120 | D | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ121 | E | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ122 | F | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ124 | H | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ125 | J | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ126 | K | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ127 | L | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ130 | O | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ135 | T | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ136 | U | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ138 | X | Merlin | HC.3 | |
| ZJ990 | AA | Merlin | HC.3A | |
| ZJ992 | AB | Merlin | HC.3A | |
| ZJ994 | AC | Merlin | HC.3A | |
| ZJ998 | AE | Merlin | HC.3A | |
| ZK001 | AF | Merlin | HC.3A | |
| 33Sqn | ||||
| XW204 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW210 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW214 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW217 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW229 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW236 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW237 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| ZA936 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| ZA937 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| ZJ955 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| PASF | ||||
| XW211 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW212 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW222 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| XW232 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| ZA939 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| ZE449 | Puma | HC.1 | ||
| Private | ||||
| XS507 | Wessex | HU.5 | 606(Chiltern)RAFR | |
| WV381 | 732 | Hunter | GA.11 | Private |
| WE569 | Auster | T.7 | Private | |
| Visitors | ||||
| ZJ244 | 44 | Squirrel | HT.2 | 670Sqn |
All images in this report have been cleared for use in the public domain by the RAF Benson MCO.