Over a period of 8 years, 216 Squadron has flown to Afghanistan 1,642 times, carrying 250,000 passengers each way and travelling a total distance equivalent to flying around the world 640 times.

The extent of the back-up required to ensure a successful mission included: two TriStar aircraft from 216 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, which flew a total of 89 hrs and involved 26 ...

A man who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) for 48 years has retired. Master Aircrew Thomas Lee's career included a spell at RAF Brize Norton which he joined in March 2000. He began his career ...