Saunton Sands
Note: This map only gives a rough idea of where the aircraft landed.
SAUNTON SANDS: A one-off Fly-In? Plus a RAF Hercules landing
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The photo of the RAF Hercules landing in January 2019, was taken by Rachel Hoult and featured on a BBC News website. It was on a training exercise out of BRIZE NORTON.
Location: About 2.5nm W of Braunton town centre, and about 7.5nm WNW of Barnstaple town centre
NOTES: On the Sunday 3rd June 2018 a Fly-In by several Piper L-4 Cubs, plus a rare Aeronca Defender had been organised. This was to celebrate the U.S. Forces using Saunton Sands as a training area prior to the D-Day landings. They had gathered at DUNKESWELL the previous day for the Devon Strut Annual Fly-In.
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