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PERSONNEL from RAF Benson are undertaking final combat training in Scotland. They have been deployed to RAF Leuchars in Fife for ...

A PARADE to mark Remembrance Day in Benson, which is home to a military base, may be axed next year due to a shortage of volunteers. ...

A SPORTS car built from an RAF Benson helicopter has been sold for £66,000 at auction. The Caterham 360R was created by Caterham Cars ...

ENGINEERS and crew from Singapore visited RAF Benson. The 230 Squadron welcomed the H225M Detachment and they shared operating and ...

A sports car built from an RAF Benson helicopter has gone on sale at a charity auction. The Caterham Seven 360R was created in ...

THE owners of drones have been warned again not to fly them in Benson. RAF Benson has issued another statement which covers Benson, ...

RESIDENTS of Benson have been asked not to feed red kites RAF Benson says the birds could endanger military aircraft in a collision ...

A KNIT and natter session will be held at Benson library in Castle Square on Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm.

A SERVICEMAN at RAF Benson raised more than £1,000 for charity with an 87-mile trek. Jake Palliser, 26, walked along the Ridgeway, ...

A TREE consultant from Stoke Row is helping to commemorate a pioneering female pilot by donating special timber to a reconstruction of ...

MAYOR Kellie Hinton launched this year’s Henley Poppy Appeal by making the first donation. She gave £10 and in return was given a ...

THE largest gathering of female pilots in Europe was held in Henley. Women in Aviation took place at The Wing, luxury watchmaker ...

AN evening of remembrance will be held at St Helen’s Church in Benson tomorrow (Saturday). It will include recitals from the Benson ...

A PILOT who used to be based at RAF Benson rowed across the Atlantic to mark five years since his daughter was cured of leukaemia. ...

THE crew of a secret Second World War flight were remembered at a special service in Fawley. Halifax DG283 was carrying 15 crates of ...

A FLY-PAST commemorating the Battle of Britain will take place over Henley between 12.15pm and 1.15pm tomorrow (Saturday).

A CHINOOK helicopter from RAF Benson was stuck in mud for almost a week after having to make a precautionary landing. The twin-engine ...

A SECOND World War Spitfire built in Henley and flown by a pilot who took part in the Great Escape is to be restored. The plane, which ...

A NURSE who accessed websites to share indecent images of children while he was working at RAF Benson has been struck off. Sqn Ldr ...

A FLEET of military helicopters at RAF Benson has been saved with the help of Henley MP John Howell. Airbus Helicopters has been ...