UK Air Transport Bases

RAF Brize Norton

The UK’s strategic and tactical transport fleet is based at RAF Brize Norton with C-130 Hercules, Tristar, VC10 and C-17 aircraft. Flying on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 was a C-130J in special forces green, the tanker variant of the VC10 (KC1), the transport variant of the VC10 (C2) and a visiting C-17 from Qatar.

Qatar C-17 A7-MAB

RAF C-130J ZH878	RAF Tristar KC1 ZD952	RAF Tristar C2 ZE705

RAF Mildenhall

The USAF also operates a strategic and tactical transport fleet in the UK at RAF Mildenhall with KC-135 tankers from the 100^th Air Refuelling Wing.  A number of different types also transit from the base with a C-17 and a US Marine KC-135T pictured from the 25^th and 26^th May respectively.

USAF C-17 07-7188	USMC KC-130J 163023

USAF KC-135 61-0306	USAF KC-135 61-0304