As of this month RAF Lyneham's Hercules fleet has a new base at RAF Brize Norton which is becoming critically important as an RAF logistics support hub including the air bridge with the Falkland ...

The plane, which was based at the former RAF Lyneham near Chippenham in Wiltshire, was hit by enemy fire on 30 January 2005 on its way from Baghdad to Balad, killing all 10 men on board.