Royal Air Force Zeals, or more simply RAF Zeals, is a former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, sited to the north of the village of Zeals, next to the...
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minesweeper Zeal, an Air New Zealand subsidiary Kingdom of Zeal, a kingdom in the Chrono Trigger video game Zeals, a village in Wiltshire RAF Zeals, a World...
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Zeals (later the Manor of Zeals, or Clevedon) and Higher Zeals (later Zeals Aylesbury). Estimates suggest a population of around 40–50 at Lower Zeals...
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Royal Air Force Colerne or more simply RAF Colerne is a former Royal Air Force station which was on the outskirts of the village of Colerne in Wiltshire...
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personnel who had attended training at RAF Zeals, Wiltshire, crashed soon after taking off with the loss of 21 RAF, RAAF and RCAF lives. In March 1945 all...
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Bristol Airport (redirect from RAF Lulsgate Bottom)
basic facilities, No. 286 moved to RAF Zeals in May. From 1 June 1942, the airfield was under No. 23 Group of RAF Flying Training Command, and initially...
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commanded three RAF stations in succession, Hunsdon, Zeals and Hutton Cranswick, before attending a course for senior commanders at the RAF college at Cranwell...
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1 Squadron RAF Regiment No. II Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment (C-UAS) No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment No...
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List of former Royal Air Force stations (redirect from List of former RAF stations)
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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moved to RAF Ibsley and was involved in the support for the combined operations at Dieppe. By October 1942 the squadron was based at RAF Zeals in Wiltshire...
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the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed. High River Vancouver Winnipeg Dartmouth Camp Borden Ottawa...
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Leader Townsend's unflagging zeal and leadership." Townsend oversaw the conversion of No. 85 Squadron to night operations at RAF Hunsdon in Hertfordshire...
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spent a fortnight at RAF Zeals from the beginning of November, returning to RAF Angle, then a week at the beginning of December at RAF Charmy Down. Its dual...
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Royal Air Force Carew Cheriton, or more simply RAF Carew Cheriton, is a former Royal Air Force station located near Carew, Pembrokeshire. It was situated...
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March to 30 April the headquarters used RAF Colerne. It returned to Lulsgate only briefly before leaving for RAF Zeals on 26 May. The squadron served at various...
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1988, p. 103. Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since...
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Hunsdon Airfield (redirect from RAF Hunsdon)
name of RAF Hunsdon. RAF Hunsdon became operational in 1941. The first unit to arrive at the Airfield (in May 1941) was No. 85 Squadron RAF, flying Boston...
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which resulted in the cessation of flying at Northleach and relocation to RAF Zeals, Wiltshire on 21 October 1944. This would be the last time the airfield...
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farmland in the south of the parish was the site of RAF Zeals, a grass runway airfield partly in Zeals parish. The population of the parish slowly declined...
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Dornier Do 217 bombers destroyed. The squadron moved to RAF Zeals in Wiltshire on 24 August and to RAF Coltishall in East Anglia on 17 January 1943, operating...
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Royal Air Force Woodvale or more simply RAF Woodvale (ICAO: EGOW) is a Royal Air Force Station located 4 mi (6.4 km) next to the towns of Formby and Ainsdale...
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after that service's amalgamation with the Royal Flying Corps to form the RAF. It flew Sopwith Babies and Felixstowe F3s from Otranto reconnoitring for...
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Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command, but they could not prevent widespread destruction of industrial cities. Only once did the RAF lose as many as nine...
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No. 421 Squadron RCAF (redirect from No. 421 Squadron RAF)
Group and flew its mission from RAF Warmwell, RAF Fairwood Common, RAF Bolt Head, RAF Ibsley, RAF Angle, RAF Zeals and RAF Charmy Down. In January 1943 the...
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No. 488 Squadron RNZAF (redirect from No. 488 Squadron RAF)
began performing in an offensive role, operating from the permanent RAF station at Zeals, Wiltshire. It patrolled over the landing beaches, protecting the...
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Royal Air Force Bramcote, or more simply RAF Bramcote, is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Nuneaton, Warwickshire...
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to RAF Castle Camps, and then back to RAF Hunsdon. On 18 June 1944, the squadron was placed at RAF Zeals in Wiltshire, only to be moved again to RAF Colerne...
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AAC Middle Wallop (redirect from RAF Middle Wallop)
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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No. 122 Expeditionary Air Wing (redirect from No. 122 Wing RAF)
at RAF Zeals, moving shortly afterwards to RAF Chilbolton on 24 February 1943. The HQ then moved to back to Zeals on 13 March 1943 and moved to RAF Eastchurch...
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Field, Florida, 9 October 1943 – 27 December 1943 RAF Zeals (Station 450), England, 31 January 1944 RAF Kingsnorth (Station 418), England, 11 March 1944...
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