RAF Wrexham
Former Royal Air Force station in Wrexham / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Wrexham, or more simply RAF Wrexham, is a former Royal Air Force station at Borras, on the outskirts of Wrexham, Wales and north-east of the city centre.
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RAF Wrexham | |||||||||||
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Borras, Wrexham County Borough in Wales | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°04′00″N 2°57′01″W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | RW[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1941-43 * No. 9 Group RAF RAF Flying Training Command * No. 21 Group RAF | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1917 (1917) & 1940/41 | ||||||||||
Built by | (1941) Sir Alfred McAlpine Ltd | ||||||||||
In use | 1917-1920 June 1941 - 1945 (1945) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II * Battle of Britain * Defence of Liverpool Cold War | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 67 metres (220 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Initially opened as a municipal aerodrome the airfield was used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The airfield became the site of a Royal Observer Corps nuclear bunker during the Cold War.