RAF Lyneham code (LYE)

MoD Lyneham is a Ministry of Defence site located 10.1 km north east of Chippenham, Wiltshire and 16.6 km south west of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. RAF Lyneham was the Royal Air Force's principal Transport hub, operating the modern Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, and the aging, but very adaptable, Lockheed C-130K Hercules. The airfield was built in 1939, necessitating the demolition of Lyneham Court manor house, the buildings of Cranley Farm and the village's tennis courts. The airfield itself was initially a grass landing area although the RAF always planned to lay hard runways.

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