RAF Cranage
Former RAF base in Cheshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Cranage or more simply RAF Cranage is a former Royal Air Force Satellite station operated during the Second World War. It was located just to the North of Middlewich, Cheshire, England.
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Middlewich, Cheshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°13′16″N 2°24′05″W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite station | ||||||||||
Code | RG[1] | ||||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command 1940, 1941- RAF Fighter Command 1940-41 * No. 9 Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1939 (1939)/40 | ||||||||||
In use | October 1940 - June 1945 (1945) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Identifiers | WMO: grid reference SJ733694 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 50 metres (164 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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