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Arctic Training
At the start of the year Puma Mk2 aircraft from RAF Benson took part in a yearly arctic exercise run by the Royal Marines to train UK military personnel how to survive, and fight, in the arctic winter. Exercise CLOCKWORK […]
Mid-Air Meeting for Captains
Hot on the heels of his 100th cap as Captain of the New Zealand All Blacks and a convincing 34-16 win over Wales, Richie McCaw took to the skies with RAF Spitfires Rugby 7s player Flt Lt Steve Mills in […]
Volunteering with the Gentle Giants
Elephants World “Where we Work for the Elephants, and the Elephants Not for us” A holiday with a difference. Sgt Muzzlewhite from Air Traffic Control at RAF Benson chose to the spend four weeks of her Christmas holiday volunteering at […]
Minister Visits Puma 2
In October the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology paid a visit to RAF Benson to view the progress of the Puma 2 upgrade programme. Philip Dunne MP, the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, visited the Station […]
Puma HC Mk2 The RWOETU Story…
As part of its commitment to Joint Helicopter Command, RAF Benson hosts the Rotary Wing Operational and Evaluation Training Unit (RWOETU) as a lodger unit on the base. A Tri-service specialist unit split over two bases, RWOETU is dedicated to […]
