Jet linked to Epstein landed at RAF base in 2013, documents show
#Jeffrey Epstein#RAF Northolt#Ministry of Defence#Sex trafficking#Royal Air Force#Transparency#Government records
📌 Key Takeaways
Private jet linked to Epstein landed at RAF Northolt in March 2013
Senior MPs demand MoD disclose all information about Epstein's use of RAF bases
MoD's record-keeping practices may prevent complete disclosure
One 2000 flight may have involved sex trafficking with passenger listed as '1 female'
RAF Northolt is particularly sensitive as it's used by senior politicians and houses the King's Flight
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A private jet linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein landed at RAF Northolt in north-west London in March 2013, documents from the US Department of Justice reveal, as senior MPs pressure the Ministry of Defence to disclose information about the financier's use of British military air bases. The aircraft touched down at the Royal Air Force base on March 18, 2013, and departed approximately 24 hours later, with Epstein's connection to the plane documented in a statement from a private jet operator included in the extensive cache of Epstein investigation files. While the receipt wasn't directly billed to Epstein, this latest revelation adds to previously reported instances of him using RAF Marham in Norfolk in 2000, making the Northolt landing the most recent documented use of a British military air base by the disgraced financier, which occurred after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Senior political figures have demanded transparency regarding Epstein's use of RAF facilities, with Labour's Tan Dhesi, chair of the House of Commons defence select committee, emphasizing that 'the Ministry of Defence must reveal what they know' and stressing that 'transparency is essential,' while Conservative shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge insisted that 'anything else relating to Epstein must be disclosed, especially if there is any chance that he used RAF bases for his own private flights.' The Ministry of Defence's ability to provide a complete account of Epstein's use of air bases may be compromised by its record-keeping practices, as officials confirmed that the RAF routinely destroys all passenger manifests after three months when deemed to have no further value for defence purposes, and daily air traffic control movement sheets are only retained for approximately two years.
🏷️ Themes
Government transparency, National security, Sexual trafficking
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918 through the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following t...
American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
# Jeffrey Edward Epstein
**Jeffrey Edward Epstein** (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and convicted sex offender. He is notorious for orchestrating a massive human trafficking ring, procuring at least 1,000 underage girls and young women for sexual exploitation by himse...
A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided into ministries or departments. Such a department usually...
Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Perpetrators of the crime are called sex traffickers or sometimes pimps—people who manipulate victims to engage in various forms of commercial sex with paying customers. Sex traffickers use force, fraud, and coercion as the...
Royal Air Force station in Greater London, England
Royal Air Force Northolt or more simply RAF Northolt (IATA: NHT, ICAO: EGWU) is a Royal Air Force station in South Ruislip, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) from Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, western Greater London, England, approximately 6 mi (10 km) north of Heathrow Airport. As L...
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