Royal Air Force Winkton, or more simply RAF Winkton, is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground previously in Hampshire but now, due to County...
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1943 an Advanced Landing Ground called RAF Winkton was constructed to the southeast of the radar station. RAF Winkton operated for less than a year and was...
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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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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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Christchurch lies to the south. The former airfield RAF Winkton was constructed nearby. Winkton was listed in the Domesday Book under the name Weringetone...
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United Kingdom. The squadron arrived at its first overseas station, RAF Winkton, England in early April. It became operational on 1 May and began bombing...
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RAF Upottery (also known as Smeatharpe) is a former Royal Air Force station in East Devon, England. The airfield is located near the village of Upottery...
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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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Royal Air Force Langar or more simply RAF Langar is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Langar, Nottinghamshire, England. The...
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RAF Andover (IATA: ADV, ICAO: EGWA) is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station in England, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Andover, Hampshire...
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United Kingdom. The squadron arrived at its first overseas station, RAF Winkton, England in early April. It became operational on 1 May and began bombing...
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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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MDP Wethersfield (redirect from RAF Wethersfield)
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 Chilbolton or RAF Chilbolton is a former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England. The airfield was located in Chilbolton approximately...
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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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Ramat David Airbase (redirect from RAF Ramat David)
RAF No. 37 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 208 Squadron RAF No. 213 Squadron RAF No...
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Royal Air Force Raydon or more simply RAF Raydon is a former Royal Air Force station located just to the northeast of the village of Raydon, about 6 miles...
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RAF Gambut (or RAF Kambut) is a complex of six abandoned military airfields in Libya, located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-northeast of the village...
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Royal Air Force Beaulieu or more simply RAF Beaulieu is a former Royal Air Force station in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It was also known as Beaulieu...
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became part of IX Fighter Command. The group's station in England was RAF Winkton, an unimproved field, where it received 75 Republic P-47 Thunderbolts...
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Royal Air Force Balderton or more simply RAF Balderton was a former Royal Air Force station located 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south of Newark-on-Trent, sandwiched...
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two-storey underground operations centre. Sopley was also the location of RAF Winkton, an Advanced Landing Ground, which operated during 1944, and which returned...
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Royal Air Force Bottesford or more simply RAF Bottesford is a former Royal Air Force station located on the Leicestershire-Lincolnshire county border...
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Beach Army Air Field, South Carolina, 13 November 1943 – 13 March 1944 RAF Winkton, (Station 414) Hampshire, England, 5 April 1944 Chippelle Airfield, (A-5)...
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Royal Air Force Rivenhall or more simply RAF Rivenhall is a former Royal Air Force station located in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately...
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Deversoir Air Base (redirect from RAF Deversoir)
airfield known as RAF Deversoir built before World War II. A helicopter unit with SA-342 Gazelle helicopters is based here. The remaining RAF units vacated...
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Royal Air Force North Witham or more simply RAF North Witham is a former Royal Air Force station located in Twyford Wood, off the A1 between Stamford...
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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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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 Scorton or more simply RAF Scorton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located next to the village of Scorton in North Yorkshire...
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