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    Royal Air Force Charmy Down or more simply RAF Charmy Down is a former Royal Air Force station in Somerset, England, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast...
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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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    moved to RAF Charmy Down, Somerset. On operations they co-operated with the Hawker Hurricanes of 87 Squadron, which also flew from Charmy Down. The flight...
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    small and the FLS was transferred to RAF Charmy Down on 9 February. The airfield came under the control of RAF South Cerney ten days later and was used...
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    from the Early Bronze Age Beaker people was flattened to make way for RAF Charmy Down. Solsbury Hill overlooking the current city was an Iron Age hill fort...
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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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  • 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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    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 role...
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    was deployed to Ninth Air Force in England, being assigned to RAF Charmy Down.. Charmy Down become the home of three night fighter squadrons (422d, 423d...
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    night fighter squadron to be assigned to Ninth Air Force in England. RAF Charmy Down eventually would become the home of three night fighter squadrons (422d...
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    from RAF Charmy Down but after only four months the unit left. First operational squadron to arrive was No. 180 Squadron RAF which had moved to RAF Dunsfold...
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    took command of the squadron in December 1940 when it was based at RAF Charmy Down. John Strachey MP served as the intelligence officer for the squadron...
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    II), RAF Weston-super-Mare, RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Yeovil/Westland Airport, RAF Weston Zoyland, RAF Merryfield, RAF Culmhead and RAF Charmy Down. Exmoor...
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    PRS moved to RAF Middle Wallop and it was replaced by the 423rd Night Fighter Squadron with Douglas A-20 Havoc (F-3A) from RAF Charmy Down which was used...
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    Canadian Air Force squadron formed in England on 27 November 1941 at RAF Charmy Down and was known as the "City of Windsor" squadron. It was equipped with...
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    deployed to England and was assigned to IX Tactical Air Command at RAF Charmy Down. Charmy Down eventually would become the home of three night fighter squadrons...
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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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    leading to the formation of the Fighter Command School of Tactics at RAF Charmy Down. He was promoted to squadron leader (war-substantive) on 30 November...
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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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    February until May 1944 when it was deployed to the European Theater at RAF Charmy Down, England as part of the Ninth Air Force. In 1946 the War Assets Administration...
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    the Fighter Leader's School at RAF Charmy Down. In May 1943 he was posted to North Africa to command No. 244 Wing RAF and in September he was promoted...
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    believed to be from the Beaker people was flattened to make way for RAF Charmy Down. The archaeological evidence shows that the site of the Roman Baths'...
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  • 999 of 17 August 1918 cancelled these. The squadron was reformed at Charmy Down on 20 September 1941 and equipped with the then brand new two-engined...
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    squadrons, No.s 422 and 425, to Scorton from RAF Charmy Down near Bath in Somerset, to train and fly with the RAF night fighter Operational Training Unit assigned...
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    Control Centre. RAF Aird Uig Anstruther Barnton Quarry Bawburgh RAF Beachy Head RAF Bempton RAF Boulmer Box Buchan Calvo RAF Charmy Down Chenies Cold Hesledon...
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  • Squadron was formed at RAF Charmy Down, Somerset on 8 September 1942, from No. 1454 (Turbinlite) Flight, as part of No. 10 Group RAF in Fighter Command. Instead...
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    changed with the removal of two of the Mark III stations, at RAF Calvo and RAF Charmy Down. Now the remaining seventeen Mark III stations were expected...
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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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    Ian Gleed (category Aviators killed by being shot down)
    was promoted to squadron leader and took command of 87 Squadron at RAF Charmy Down. At the time, John Strachey was serving as 87 Squadron's adjutant....
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    Ian Waddy (category Shot-down aviators)
    July he took command of 'B' Flight from Sweetman who was posted to RAF Charmy Down. Waddy's ascension through the ranks continued; on 25 September 1943...
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