RAF Zeals
Former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 village of Stourton and the Stourhead estate.
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RAF Zeals USAAF Station AAF-450 RNAS Zeals (HMS Hummingbird) | |||||||||||
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Zeals, Wiltshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51.093°N 2.320°W / 51.093; -2.320 | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | ZL[1] | ||||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry Admiralty | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces 1943-44 Royal Navy | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 10 Group RAF 1942-43 & 1944-45 Ninth Air Force 1943-44 Fleet Air Arm 1945- | ||||||||||
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Built | 1941 (1941)/42 | ||||||||||
In use | May 1942 - January 1946 (1946) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 168 metres (551 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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