Введение
Поддерживающая станция Королевских ВВС в Бедфордшире, Англия
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
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Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG) and the Signals Museum. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be close. As of January 2024, the closure and disposal of the station is expected to take place from 2026. Flying activity ceased in July 2020. History
Henlow was chosen as a military aircraft repair depot in 1917 and was built by MacAlpine during 1918. Four Belfast Hangars were built and are now listed buildings. Henlow Camp, a civilian settlement, grew up around the base at that time. Originally a repair depot for aircraft from the Western Front, the Station officially opened on 18 May 1918 when Lt Col Robert Francis Stapleton Cotton arrived with a party of 40 airmen from Farnborough. In May 1920, RAF Henlow became the first parachute testing centre and was later joined by another parachute unit from RAF Northolt. Parachute testing was undertaken with Vimy aircraft and parachutists hanging off the wings and allowing the chute to deploy and enable them to drift back to the ground. The Officers Engineering School moved there in 1924 from Farnborough. After the First World War, Henlow was home to four aircraft squadrons; No. 19 Squadron RAF, No. 23 Squadron RAF, No. 43 Squadron RAF and No. 80 Squadron RAF. Between 1932 and 1933, Sir Frank Whittle was a student at the RAF technical College on the base. He later spent some time in charge of aero engine testing on the base before being sent to Cambridge. An additional hangar was added to the inventory in the 1930s and this too is now listed. During the Second World War Henlow was used to assemble the Hawker Hurricanes which had been built at the Hurricane factory operated by Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada, under the leadership of Elsie MacGill. After test flying in Fort William, they were disassembled and sent to Henlow in shipping containers and reassembled. During Operation Quickforce in 1941, 100 fitters from the base were deployed onto carriers which were shipping Hurricane fighters to Malta. The finished Hurricanes were completed on the decks of the carriers and flown out to Malta. Over 1,000 Hurricanes (about 10% of the total) were built by Canadian Car and Foundry and shipped to Henlow. Henlow was also used as a repair base for many aircraft types under the direction of No. 13 Maintenance Unit. The empty packing crates that the Hurricane aircraft were shipped in were used to make the original control tower (which has now been replaced by a more modern two storey Portakabin type). The original tower and parts of the airfield were seen in several scenes in the 1969 war film 'The Battle of Britain'. A major RAF technical training college was also formed at Henlow in 1947. This was formed from the RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering, formerly at RAF Farnborough, and its purpose was to train cadets and engineering officers. The college was amalgamated with RAF College Cranwell in 1965. The RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit then moved in, but this also moved to Cranwell in 1980. Henlow then hosted the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment and the Radio Engineering Unit, established in 1980. In 1983, the Land Registry took over part of the site. In December 2011, RAF Henlow along with 14 other Ministry of Defence sites in the United Kingdom were designated as being dangerously radioactive. The 15 bases were believed to be poisoned as a consequence of undetermined activity during the Second World War. Administratively, RAF Henlow was part of a combined base, RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, until RAF Brampton was closed in 2013. Flying activity ceased in July 2020. Based units
Notable units based at RAF Henlow. Royal Air Force No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support) Air Security Force
Forensic Exploitation Flight
Digital Forensic Team
Scientific Support Unit
RAF Medical Services
RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine
Centre of Aerospace Medicine Headquarters
Aviation Medicine Wing
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Wing
Support Wing
British Army
1st (United Kingdom) Division
11th Security Force Assistance Brigade
Outreach Group
Strategic CommandDirectorate of Overseas Bases'''
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG)
Совместная группа по реализации контроля над вооружениями
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Королевские ВВС Хенлоу, или проще RAF Хенлоу, – это станция Королевских ВВС в Бедфордшире, Англия, равноудаленная от Бедфорда, Лутона и Стивенейджа. Здесь располагаются Центр аэрокосмической медицины Королевских ВВС, Совместная группа по реализации контроля над вооружениями (JACIG) и Музей сигналов. Ранее на базе размещались легкомоторные самолеты и 616-я добровольная планерная эскадрилья. 6 сентября 2016 года Министерство обороны объявило о планируемом закрытии базы. По состоянию на январь 2024 года закрытие и утилизация станции ожидаются с 2026 года. Летная деятельность была прекращена в июле 2020 года. История
В 1917 году Хенлоу был выбран в качестве ремонтного депо для военной авиации и построен компанией MacAlpine в 1918 году. Было возведено четыре бельфастских ангара, которые в настоящее время являются охраняемыми зданиями. В то же время вокруг базы вырос Хенлоу Кэмп – гражданское поселение. Изначально являясь ремонтным депо для самолетов с Западного фронта, станция была официально открыта 18 мая 1918 года, когда подполковник Роберт Фрэнсис Степлтон Коттон прибыл с группой из 40 летчиков из Фарнборо. В мае 1920 года RAF Хенлоу стал первым центром испытания парашютов, к которому позже присоединилось еще одно парашютное подразделение из RAF Нортхолт. Испытания парашютов проводились с использованием самолетов Vimy, когда парашютисты висели на крыльях, позволяя парашюту раскрыться и обеспечивая их плавное возвращение на землю. В 1924 году туда из Фарнборо переехала Офицерская инженерная школа. После Первой мировой войны в Хенлоу размещались четыре авиационные эскадрильи: 19-я эскадрилья RAF, 23-я эскадрилья RAF, 43-я эскадрилья RAF и 80-я эскадрилья RAF. В период с 1932 по 1933 год сэр Фрэнк Уиттл был студентом технического колледжа Королевских ВВС на базе. Позже он некоторое время руководил испытаниями авиационных двигателей на базе, прежде чем был отправлен в Кембридж. В 1930-х годах в инвентарь был добавлен еще один ангар, который также находится под охраной. Во время Второй мировой войны Хенлоу использовался для сборки истребителей Hawker Hurricane, которые строились на заводе Hurricane, принадлежащем компании Canadian Car and Foundry в Форт-Уильям, Онтарио, Канада, под руководством Элси МакГилл. После испытательных полетов в Форт-Уильяме самолеты разбирались и отправлялись в Хенлоу в транспортных контейнерах, где их снова собирали. Во время операции Quickforce в 1941 году 100 техников с базы были отправлены на авианосцы, перевозившие истребители Hurricane на Мальту. Готовые Hurricane достраивались на палубах авианосцев и отправлялись на Мальту. Более 1000 Hurricane (около 10% от общего количества) были построены компанией Canadian Car and Foundry и отправлены в Хенлоу. Хенлоу также использовался в качестве ремонтной базы для многих типов самолетов под руководством 13-го подразделения технического обслуживания. Пустые упаковочные ящики, в которых отправлялись самолеты Hurricane, использовались для строительства первоначальной диспетчерской вышки (которая теперь заменена более современной двухэтажной конструкцией типа Portakabin). Оригинальная вышка и части аэродрома были показаны в нескольких сценах военного фильма 1969 года «Битва за Британию». В 1947 году в Хенлоу был сформирован крупный технический колледж Королевских ВВС. Он был создан на базе Школы авиационной техники Королевских ВВС, ранее располагавшейся в RAF Фарнборо, и его целью было обучение курсантов и инженерных офицеров. В 1965 году колледж был объединен с RAF College Cranwell. Затем туда переехало подразделение подготовки офицерских кадтов Королевских ВВС, но в 1980 году оно также переехало в Кранвелл. В Хенлоу затем разместились Инженерное учреждение связи RAF и Радиоинженерное подразделение, созданное в 1980 году. В 1983 году Земельный кадастр занял часть территории. В декабре 2011 года RAF Хенлоу вместе с 14 другими объектами Министерства обороны в Соединенном Королевстве были признаны опасно радиоактивными. Считалось, что 15 баз были заражены в результате неустановленной деятельности во время Второй мировой войны. Административно RAF Хенлоу был частью объединенной базы RAF Брэмптон Уайтон Хенлоу, пока RAF Брэмптон не был закрыт в 2013 году. Летная деятельность была прекращена в июле 2020 года. Размещенные подразделения
Заметные подразделения, размещенные на RAF Хенлоу.
Королевские ВВС
2-я группа (поддержка боевых действий)
Силы авиационной безопасности
Отряд криминалистической экспертизы
Группа цифровой криминалистики
Подразделение научно-технической поддержки
Медицинская служба Королевских ВВС
Центр аэрокосмической медицины Королевских ВВС
Штаб-квартира Центра аэрокосмической медицины
Крыло авиационной медицины
Крыло профессиональной и экологической медицины
Крыло поддержки
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
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Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG) and the Signals Museum. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be close. As of January 2024, the closure and disposal of the station is expected to take place from 2026. Flying activity ceased in July 2020. History
Henlow was chosen as a military aircraft repair depot in 1917 and was built by MacAlpine during 1918. Four Belfast Hangars were built and are now listed buildings. Henlow Camp, a civilian settlement, grew up around the base at that time. Originally a repair depot for aircraft from the Western Front, the Station officially opened on 18 May 1918 when Lt Col Robert Francis Stapleton Cotton arrived with a party of 40 airmen from Farnborough. In May 1920, RAF Henlow became the first parachute testing centre and was later joined by another parachute unit from RAF Northolt. Parachute testing was undertaken with Vimy aircraft and parachutists hanging off the wings and allowing the chute to deploy and enable them to drift back to the ground. The Officers Engineering School moved there in 1924 from Farnborough. After the First World War, Henlow was home to four aircraft squadrons; No. 19 Squadron RAF, No. 23 Squadron RAF, No. 43 Squadron RAF and No. 80 Squadron RAF. Between 1932 and 1933, Sir Frank Whittle was a student at the RAF technical College on the base. He later spent some time in charge of aero engine testing on the base before being sent to Cambridge. An additional hangar was added to the inventory in the 1930s and this too is now listed. During the Second World War Henlow was used to assemble the Hawker Hurricanes which had been built at the Hurricane factory operated by Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada, under the leadership of Elsie MacGill. After test flying in Fort William, they were disassembled and sent to Henlow in shipping containers and reassembled. During Operation Quickforce in 1941, 100 fitters from the base were deployed onto carriers which were shipping Hurricane fighters to Malta. The finished Hurricanes were completed on the decks of the carriers and flown out to Malta. Over 1,000 Hurricanes (about 10% of the total) were built by Canadian Car and Foundry and shipped to Henlow. Henlow was also used as a repair base for many aircraft types under the direction of No. 13 Maintenance Unit. The empty packing crates that the Hurricane aircraft were shipped in were used to make the original control tower (which has now been replaced by a more modern two storey Portakabin type). The original tower and parts of the airfield were seen in several scenes in the 1969 war film 'The Battle of Britain'. A major RAF technical training college was also formed at Henlow in 1947. This was formed from the RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering, formerly at RAF Farnborough, and its purpose was to train cadets and engineering officers. The college was amalgamated with RAF College Cranwell in 1965. The RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit then moved in, but this also moved to Cranwell in 1980. Henlow then hosted the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment and the Radio Engineering Unit, established in 1980. In 1983, the Land Registry took over part of the site. In December 2011, RAF Henlow along with 14 other Ministry of Defence sites in the United Kingdom were designated as being dangerously radioactive. The 15 bases were believed to be poisoned as a consequence of undetermined activity during the Second World War. Administratively, RAF Henlow was part of a combined base, RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, until RAF Brampton was closed in 2013. Flying activity ceased in July 2020. Based units
Notable units based at RAF Henlow. Royal Air Force No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support) Air Security Force
Forensic Exploitation Flight
Digital Forensic Team
Scientific Support Unit
RAF Medical Services
RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine
Centre of Aerospace Medicine Headquarters
Aviation Medicine Wing
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Wing
Support Wing
British Army
1st (United Kingdom) Division
11th Security Force Assistance Brigade
Outreach Group
Strategic CommandDirectorate of Overseas Bases'''
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG)
Британская армия
1-я (Великобритания) дивизия
11-я бригада помощи в обеспечении безопасности
Группа внешних связей
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
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Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG) and the Signals Museum. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be close. As of January 2024, the closure and disposal of the station is expected to take place from 2026. Flying activity ceased in July 2020. History
Henlow was chosen as a military aircraft repair depot in 1917 and was built by MacAlpine during 1918. Four Belfast Hangars were built and are now listed buildings. Henlow Camp, a civilian settlement, grew up around the base at that time. Originally a repair depot for aircraft from the Western Front, the Station officially opened on 18 May 1918 when Lt Col Robert Francis Stapleton Cotton arrived with a party of 40 airmen from Farnborough. In May 1920, RAF Henlow became the first parachute testing centre and was later joined by another parachute unit from RAF Northolt. Parachute testing was undertaken with Vimy aircraft and parachutists hanging off the wings and allowing the chute to deploy and enable them to drift back to the ground. The Officers Engineering School moved there in 1924 from Farnborough. After the First World War, Henlow was home to four aircraft squadrons; No. 19 Squadron RAF, No. 23 Squadron RAF, No. 43 Squadron RAF and No. 80 Squadron RAF. Between 1932 and 1933, Sir Frank Whittle was a student at the RAF technical College on the base. He later spent some time in charge of aero engine testing on the base before being sent to Cambridge. An additional hangar was added to the inventory in the 1930s and this too is now listed. During the Second World War Henlow was used to assemble the Hawker Hurricanes which had been built at the Hurricane factory operated by Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada, under the leadership of Elsie MacGill. After test flying in Fort William, they were disassembled and sent to Henlow in shipping containers and reassembled. During Operation Quickforce in 1941, 100 fitters from the base were deployed onto carriers which were shipping Hurricane fighters to Malta. The finished Hurricanes were completed on the decks of the carriers and flown out to Malta. Over 1,000 Hurricanes (about 10% of the total) were built by Canadian Car and Foundry and shipped to Henlow. Henlow was also used as a repair base for many aircraft types under the direction of No. 13 Maintenance Unit. The empty packing crates that the Hurricane aircraft were shipped in were used to make the original control tower (which has now been replaced by a more modern two storey Portakabin type). The original tower and parts of the airfield were seen in several scenes in the 1969 war film 'The Battle of Britain'. A major RAF technical training college was also formed at Henlow in 1947. This was formed from the RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering, formerly at RAF Farnborough, and its purpose was to train cadets and engineering officers. The college was amalgamated with RAF College Cranwell in 1965. The RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit then moved in, but this also moved to Cranwell in 1980. Henlow then hosted the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment and the Radio Engineering Unit, established in 1980. In 1983, the Land Registry took over part of the site. In December 2011, RAF Henlow along with 14 other Ministry of Defence sites in the United Kingdom were designated as being dangerously radioactive. The 15 bases were believed to be poisoned as a consequence of undetermined activity during the Second World War. Administratively, RAF Henlow was part of a combined base, RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, until RAF Brampton was closed in 2013. Flying activity ceased in July 2020. Based units
Notable units based at RAF Henlow. Royal Air Force No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support) Air Security Force
Forensic Exploitation Flight
Digital Forensic Team
Scientific Support Unit
RAF Medical Services
RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine
Centre of Aerospace Medicine Headquarters
Aviation Medicine Wing
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Wing
Support Wing
British Army
1st (United Kingdom) Division
11th Security Force Assistance Brigade
Outreach Group
Strategic CommandDirectorate of Overseas Bases'''
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG)
Стратегическое командование
Директорат зарубежных баз
Совместная группа по реализации контроля над вооружениями (JACIG)
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
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Henlow was chosen as a military aircraft repair depot in 1917 and was built by MacAlpine during 1918. Four Belfast Hangars were built and are now listed buildings. Henlow Camp, a civilian settlement, grew up around the base at that time. Originally a repair depot for aircraft from the Western Front, the Station officially opened on 18 May 1918 when Lt Col Robert Francis Stapleton Cotton arrived with a party of 40 airmen from Farnborough. In May 1920, RAF Henlow became the first parachute testing centre and was later joined by another parachute unit from RAF Northolt. Parachute testing was undertaken with Vimy aircraft and parachutists hanging off the wings and allowing the chute to deploy and enable them to drift back to the ground. The Officers Engineering School moved there in 1924 from Farnborough. After the First World War, Henlow was home to four aircraft squadrons; No. 19 Squadron RAF, No. 23 Squadron RAF, No. 43 Squadron RAF and No. 80 Squadron RAF. Between 1932 and 1933, Sir Frank Whittle was a student at the RAF technical College on the base. He later spent some time in charge of aero engine testing on the base before being sent to Cambridge. An additional hangar was added to the inventory in the 1930s and this too is now listed. During the Second World War Henlow was used to assemble the Hawker Hurricanes which had been built at the Hurricane factory operated by Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada, under the leadership of Elsie MacGill. After test flying in Fort William, they were disassembled and sent to Henlow in shipping containers and reassembled. During Operation Quickforce in 1941, 100 fitters from the base were deployed onto carriers which were shipping Hurricane fighters to Malta. The finished Hurricanes were completed on the decks of the carriers and flown out to Malta. Over 1,000 Hurricanes (about 10% of the total) were built by Canadian Car and Foundry and shipped to Henlow. Henlow was also used as a repair base for many aircraft types under the direction of No. 13 Maintenance Unit. The empty packing crates that the Hurricane aircraft were shipped in were used to make the original control tower (which has now been replaced by a more modern two storey Portakabin type). The original tower and parts of the airfield were seen in several scenes in the 1969 war film 'The Battle of Britain'. A major RAF technical training college was also formed at Henlow in 1947. This was formed from the RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering, formerly at RAF Farnborough, and its purpose was to train cadets and engineering officers. The college was amalgamated with RAF College Cranwell in 1965. The RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit then moved in, but this also moved to Cranwell in 1980. Henlow then hosted the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment and the Radio Engineering Unit, established in 1980. In 1983, the Land Registry took over part of the site. In December 2011, RAF Henlow along with 14 other Ministry of Defence sites in the United Kingdom were designated as being dangerously radioactive. The 15 bases were believed to be poisoned as a consequence of undetermined activity during the Second World War. Administratively, RAF Henlow was part of a combined base, RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, until RAF Brampton was closed in 2013. Flying activity ceased in July 2020. Based units
Notable units based at RAF Henlow. Royal Air Force No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support) Air Security Force
Forensic Exploitation Flight
Digital Forensic Team
Scientific Support Unit
RAF Medical Services
RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine
Centre of Aerospace Medicine Headquarters
Aviation Medicine Wing
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Wing
Support Wing
British Army
1st (United Kingdom) Division
11th Security Force Assistance Brigade
Outreach Group
Strategic CommandDirectorate of Overseas Bases'''
Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG)
Музей сигналов
Музей сигналов, посвященный развитию радиоэлектронной связи в Королевских ВВС начиная с Первой мировой войны, был основан в 1999 году.
Будущее
6 сентября 2016 года Министерство обороны объявило о планируемом закрытии базы ВВС Хенлоу, с планируемой датой вывода из эксплуатации в 2020 году. К 2019 году ожидалось поэтапное сокращение и закрытие базы в период с 2020 по 2023 год. В январе 2024 года Министерство обороны заявило, что закрытие и вывод из эксплуатации состоятся начиная с 2026 года.