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    Royal Air Force Merryfield or more simply RAF Merryfield (also known as Isle Abbotts) is a former Royal Air Force station in the village of Ilton near...
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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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  • 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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    RAF Balderton RAF Barkston Heath RAF Chalgrove RAF Cottesmore RAF Folkingham RAF Merryfield RAF Membury RAF North Witham RAF Ramsbury RAF Saltby RAF Spanhoe...
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    the parish church of Ilton, situated on agricultural land south of RAF Merryfield aerodrome and between the disused railway line and the disused Chard...
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    moving to RAF Merryfield on the 17 September, and No. 220 Sqn relocating to RAF Waterbeach on the 22 September. Detachments from No. 206 Squadron RAF and No...
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  • Tour of Wales but broke his wrist in a crash whilst racing at Ilton (raf merryfield race course). Unable to compete, Staniford accompanied Bikin Motion...
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    until being moved to RAF Merryfield. In August 1944 Langar was returned to RAF control for operational use. In October 1944, RAF Bomber Command returned...
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  • Bascome L. Neal 441st Troop Carrier Group:  Lt Col. Theodore G. Kershaw  (RAF Merryfield) 99th TCS:  Lt Col. Walter T. Fletcher 100th TCS:  Capt. James T. Cousin...
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    Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code...
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    RAF Merryfield with the loss of all 27 on board. The Liberator (serial number KH126) was being operated by 53 Squadron on a trooping flight from RAF Merryfield...
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  • acquiring its own aircraft. The squadron reformed on 1 February 1945 at RAF Merryfield and equipped with Halifax transport aircraft. It then equipped with...
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    439th TCG 36 RAF Upottery C 0120 13 3rd Bn 501st PIR Div HQ 435th TCG 45 RAF Welford C 0120 14 1st Bn 501st PIR 441st TCG 45 RAF Merryfield D 0126 15 2d...
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  • Consolidated Liberator C.8 of No. 53 Squadron RAF flew into high ground after takeoff from RAF Merryfield, Somerset, England on a passenger flight, five...
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  • Thumbnail for List of Royal Air Force groups
    is an overview of all groups, current and former, of the Royal Air Force (RAF). An air force group is a high-level controlling organisational formation...
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    Baer Field, Indiana, 22 February–2 March 1944 RAF Langar (AAF-490), England, 17 March 1944 RAF Merryfield (AAF-464), England, 25 April 1944 Portion of...
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    Heron II), RAF Weston-super-Mare, RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Yeovil/Westland Airport, RAF Weston Zoyland, RAF Merryfield, RAF Culmhead and RAF Charmy Down...
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  • (mobile) EGDH HQ 2 Group (MOD) EGDI RAF Merryfield Ilminster England EGDJ UPV Upavon Airfield Upavon England EGDL LYE RAF Lyneham Wiltshire England EGDM MoD...
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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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  • at RAF Merryfield as 10 FTS by redesignating 208 Advanced Flying School but disbanded one month later to become No. 9 Flying Training School RAF. Lake...
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    – 29 February 1944 RAF Langar (AAF-490), England, 17 March 1944 RAF Merryfield (AAF-464), England, 25 April 1944 Operated from RAF Ramsbury (AAF-469)...
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    Langford Manor having been built around the same period. Nearby was RAF Merryfield, a World War II airfield. The parish council has responsibility for...
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    Royal Air Force Folkingham or RAF Folkingham is a former Royal Air Force station located south west of Folkingham, Lincolnshire and about 29 miles (47 km)...
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    disbanded on 26 October 1944. On 1 December 1944, No. 238 reformed at RAF Merryfield as a transport squadron and was originally intended to fly Albemaries...
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  • Jan 1944 Baer Field, Indiana, 22 Feb-1 Mar 1944 RAF Langar (AAF-490), England, 17 Mar 1944 RAF Merryfield (AAF-464), England, 27 Apr 1944 Operated from...
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    Royal Air Force Westonzoyland, or more simply RAF Westonzoyland, is one of the United Kingdom's oldest airfields, being established in the early 1920s...
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  • Jan 1944 Baer Field, Indiana, 22 Feb-1 Mar 1944 RAF Langar (AAF-490), England, 17 Mar 1944 RAF Merryfield (AAF-464), England, 27 Apr 1944 Operated from...
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    the demolished cone were reused in the construction of runways at RAF Merryfield and RAF Weston Zoyland. Some of the pottery and glass found during an excavation...
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  • 1979. The camp was sold in 1993 to a local partnership under the name Merryfield Park. Most of the old barracks site had been redeveloped as housing, but...
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    Royal Air Force Fulbeck or more simply RAF Fulbeck is a former Royal Air Force station located 6.3 miles (10.1 km) east of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire...
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