RAF Mepal
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RAF Mepal is a former RAF station located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of Mepal, Cambridgeshire, England and 5.9 miles (9.5 km) west of Ely. Construction commenced in July 1942 and opened in June 1943.[1][2]
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry/Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Mepal, Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||
In use | 1943–1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°23′44″N 000°07′11″E | ||||||||||||||||||
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