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    Royal Air Force Matching or more simply RAF Matching is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Harlow, Essex and 22 miles (35 km)...
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    This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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    No. 3 Group RAF (3 Gp) of the Royal Air Force was an RAF group first active in 1918, again between 1923 and 1926, then as part of RAF Bomber Command from...
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    who died on 19 August 1908. A World War II airfield, RAF Matching, was located nearby in Matching Green. A memorial plaque remembers American airmen who...
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    European Theater of Operations in December 1943. The squadron gathered at RAF Matching, its first combat station in theater in late January 1944 and flew its...
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  • Medium RAF Matching B-26 Inactivated 1945 574th Bombardment Squadron, Medium RAF Matching B-26 Inactivated 1945 575th Bombardment Squadron, Medium RAF Matching...
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    former RAF Matching lies to the east of village. Carter's Green Housham Tye Matching Matching Green Matching Tye Newman's End Parish Profile : Matching Archived...
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    European Theater of Operations in December 1943. The squadron gathered at RAF Matching, its first combat station in theater in late January 1944 and flew its...
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    also based on the RAF pattern, but with nationality shoulder flashes. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets wear similar uniforms. The RAF currently numbers...
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    European Theater of Operations in December 1943. The squadron gathered at RAF Matching, its first combat station in theater in late January 1944 and flew its...
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  • included No. 66 Squadron RAF, No. 129 Squadron RAF and No. 350 Squadron RAF flying Supermarine Spitfires. The unit moved to RAF Matching Green during February...
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    European Theater of Operations in December 1943. The squadron gathered at RAF Matching, its first combat station in theater, in late January 1944 and flew its...
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    military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom...
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    reinforced grass runways, similar to what can be seen at nearby RAF Hunsdon and RAF Matching, albeit they had 'hard' surfacing. The most visible indication...
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    Trained with B-26's for duty in Europe with Ninth Air Force. Assigned to RAF Matching, England on 26 January 1944. The group marking was a yellow triangle...
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    be used on the dark NIVO green camouflage of post-war night bombers. Most RAF aircraft now had a silver finish (either bare metal or aluminium dope) so...
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    Royal Air Force Welford or more simply RAF Welford is an active Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England. The station is located approximately 6...
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  • German terrorist associated with the third generation Red Army Faction (RAF). She went underground in the 1990s and was arrested in February 2024. Daniela...
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    Royal Air Force Greenham Common or more simply RAF Greenham Common is a former Royal Air Force station in the civil parishes of Greenham and Thatcham...
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    training at RAF Shawbury. The base is notable for having previously served as both a Royal Navy (as HMS Flycatcher) and a Royal Air Force (as RAF Middle Wallop)...
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    Exeter Airport (redirect from RAF Exeter)
    Squadron RAF No. 19 Squadron RAF No. 21 Squadron RAF No. 26 (South African) Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 93 Squadron RAF No. 124...
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  • Group RAF and RAF Maintenance Command. As a result of a serious shortage of funds during the inter-war period and a weakness of policy, the RAF was singularly...
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    the RAF. The planned civil airliner was known as the VC7 (the seventh Vickers civil design). Development was prolonged by the need to meet the RAF's requirements...
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    Royal Air Force Cottesmore or more simply RAF Cottesmore is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market...
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  • the Royal Air Force is at present a Search and Rescue Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri, using the Westland/Airbus Helicopters Puma HC Mk.2 helicopter....
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    for the RAF. From the outset it was clear that the type had exceptional performance, being the first RAF aircraft capable of effectively matching the English...
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    Force Barkston Heath or RAF Barkston Heath (ICAO: EGYE) is a Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground under the command of RAF Cranwell near Grantham, Lincolnshire...
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  • about 6 mi (9.7 km) north-west of the town of Braintree. Originally an RAF station, the site was later used as the headquarters and training centre...
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    Royal Air Force Aldermaston, or more simply RAF Aldermaston, is a former Royal Air Force station located 8 miles (13 km) east of Newbury, Berkshire and...
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  • elaborate hoaxes. A latex glove found outside Grinstead's home revealed DNA, matching Ryan Duke's DNA. In 2017, Bo Dukes and Ryan Duke (no relation) were arrested...
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