A special airbase tour will be held at RAF Upper Heyford near Bicester in September to mark the anniversary of an air crash which happened in 1992.

RAF Upper Heyford Heritage and Lazy Company Living History Group will be hosting a special event airbase tour in aid of Giraffes on Tour to commemorate the anniversary of the air crash at RAF Upper Heyford, which claimed the lives of Captain Jerry Lindh and Major Mike McGuire on September 17, 1992.

The event will take place on from 9.30am until 2pm on Sunday, September 15.

The event will consist of a three plus hour guided tour by mini-bus around the RAF Upper Cold War Airbase Flying Field including visits to the Victor Alert and the Weapons Storage (nuclear bomb store) areas.

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Pilot Captain Jerry Lindh, 28, and navigator/weapons systems officer Major David “Mike” McGuire, 37, died when their escape pod ejected but was tangled up in fencing and also crashed.

Their self-sacrifice in staying with the disabled aircraft saved lives and houses in Upper Heyford and North Aston, near Bicester.

RAF Upper Heyford is a former Royal Air Force station located five miles north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford and hosts regular Cold War airbase tours throughout the year.

The RAF Upper Heyford website says that tickets for this special event are sold out.