Media enquiries
Contact the Station Engagement Office:
Email: [email protected]
Please note, we are unable to support any requests for Chinook or Puma experience flights or flypasts.
Call us
01491 837766 followed by an extension number, if known.
Find us
RAF Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6AA.
When you arrive
You must report to the Main Guardroom at the main entrance to the technical site. You must bring valid photographic ID with you, e.g. driving licence or passport.
Where escorted passes are issued, the member of staff hosting you must meet you at the Main Guard Room.
Emergency contact
In an emergency contact the Main Guardroom.
Guardroom phone:
For more help, or for those serving abroad on Operations or Exercise, visit the What to do in a family emergency guide.
Work experience
RAF Benson 2023/24 Work Experience.
Applications are now open for work experience.
Two periods are offered for this academic year:
- Year 10 Work Experience (ages 14-15): 22-26 Apr 2024
- Sixth Form Work Experience (ages 17-18): 8-12 Jul 2024
Placements are available in the following areas:
- 28(AC) Sqn Engineering
- 28(AC) Sqn Operations
- Engineering and Logistics Wing - Puma Depth Engineering, General Engineering Flight, C4i (Communications, Cyber etc), AES (Survival Equipment), and Puma Force.
- Operations Wing - Station Operations, Air Traffic Control and Met Office.
- Physical Education Flight
Please complete this application form, clearly stating your 1st, 2nd and 3rd placement choices from the list above.
Email your completed application to [email protected], before 31 Dec 23.
Students will be informed 1 Feb 24 if they have been successful in obtaining a placement.
School visits
We are now accepting a limited amount of school visits to RAF Benson.
Email: [email protected]
Air Cadets
If your Cadet Squadron would like to arrange a visit to the Station in the future, contact our Air Cadet Liaison Officer:
Email: [email protected]
Royal Air Forces Association
Contact the Engagement Office in the first instance:
Email: BEN-Engagement@mod.gov.uk
Phone: 01491 827245
