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Touring Alvescot in United Kingdom
Alvescot in the region of England is a city located in United Kingdom - some 65 mi or ( 105 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Alvescot is now 02:00 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yelford, Wolverhampton, Witney, Southampton, and Shipton under Wychwood. Being here already, consider visiting Yelford . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Alvescot ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
The Queens Birthday Flypast 12th June 2010
Happy birthday ma'am :) The formations were : 2 x Typhoon FGR4 + 2 x Tornado F3 2 x VC10 K1 2 x Tornado GR4 + 1 x Tristar 2 x HS125 + 1 x Sentinel R1 2 x Tornado GR4 + 1 x Nimrod R1 3 x Tornado GR4 an ..
Avro Vulcan XH558 at RAF Brize Nortons Families Day 09
Avro Vulcan XH558 at RAF Brize Nortons Families Day 09 ..
Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager ZZ330 8th April 2012
Popped over to Brize after a tip off on the Brize Norton Plane Spotters page on Facebook [ www.facebook.com ] . ..
RAF Brize Norton 21st April 2009
Another from my unfinished folder . This time my birthday trip to my local [and fav] spotting location . ..
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Interesting facts about this location
No. 101 Squadron RAF
No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.
Located at 51.75 -1.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Radcot Lock
Radcot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England just downstream of Radcot, Oxfordshire, on the southern bank. The lock was built by the Thames Conservancy in 1892 on the site of an old weir and flash lock. The weir is on the other side of the lock island.
Located at 51.70 -1.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was fought on 19 December 1387 at Radcot Bridge in England, a bridge over the River Thames now in Oxfordshire but then the boundary between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It was fought between troops loyal to Richard II, led by court favourite Robert de Vere, and an army captained by Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby.
Located at 51.69 -1.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Radcot Bridge
Radcot Bridge is a crossing of the River Thames in England, south of Radcot, Oxfordshire and not far north of Faringdon, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). It carries the A4095 road across the river on the reach above Radcot Lock. Adjoining the bridge is the Swan Inn and slight earthworks of Matilda's Castle.
Located at 51.69 -1.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
RAF Bampton Castle
RAF Bampton Castle was a non-flying Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire. It was the home of numbers 2 and 81 signals units, which dealt with High Frequency radio communications. It's now a business centre and all of the antennas have been removed.
Located at 51.71 -1.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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