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RAF Yatesbury
Former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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RAF Yatesbury is a former Royal Air Force airfield near the village of Yatesbury, Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the town of Calne. It was an important training establishment in the First and Second World Wars and until its closure in 1965. For a time in the 1950s, part of the site became RAF Cherhill.
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RAF Yatesbury | |
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![]() Hangar at West Camp, 2014 | |
Coordinates | 51°26′13″N 1°55′26″W |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Controlled by | RAF Technical Training Command |
Site history | |
Built | 1916 (1916) |
In use | 1916-1965 (1965) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War Cold War |
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