Topic: Raf Lyneham

'Unique' art

Solid paint, built up over 14 years in the extraction fans of a former Wiltshire airbase, is being sculpted into artwork by a former RAF employee...
Plans by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to turn RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire into a defence training centre have been outlined at a public meeting.....

Soldiers' bodies return to Britain

Hundreds of mourners paid silent tribute as the bodies of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan were brought back to Britain.. The bodies of Sapper Darren Foster, 20, of 21 Engineer Regiment, and Sapper Ishwor Gurung, 21, of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers ...

False alarm at RAF base after bomb alert

British explosive experts gave the all clear Tuesday after a suspected bomb alert at a major Royal Air Force base in southwest England, the Ministry of Defence said.Explosive experts said no explosive device was found after an investigation at RAF Lyneham ...

Bomb scare at UK air base proves false alarm

LONDON (Reuters) - A bomb scare at a British Royal Air Force base on Tuesday turned out to be a false alarm, the Ministry of Defense said.Bomb experts were called in after sniffer dogs appeared to sense explosives residues on a vehicle ...

Bodies of Afghanistan soldiers brought home

Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan will be returned to the UK today.. The bodies of Lance Corporal Nigel Moffett, 28, Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, 19, and Corporal Stephen Bolger will be flown into RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire this morning.. Crowds have appeared ...

Town in silent tribute to Marines

Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay their respects two Royal Marines killed in Afghanistan before Christmas.. The public tributes began spontaneously in Wootton Bassett when repatriation flights switched to RAF Lyneham from Brize Norton in Oxfordshire last year.. Cpl Deering ...
This was the poignant return yesterday of Corporal Sarah Bryant, the first British woman soldier to die in Afghanistan. Hearses carrying the bodies of the four fallen soldiers parade through Wootton Bassett yesterday . Retired soldiers pay their respects to Corporal Sarah Bryant ...