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Royal Air Force Clyffe Pypard or more simply RAF Clyffe Pypard is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield in Wiltshire, England.
RAF Clyffe Pypard | |
|---|---|
| Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire in England | |
  RAF Clyffe Pypard Shown within Wiltshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′47″N 1°53′47″W |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941-1961 |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School RAF[1] was formed here on 13 September 1941 and operated a variety of aircraft including Fairey Battles, Miles Magisters, Avro Ansons and de Havilland Tiger Moths. The school was disbanded on 5 November 1947 and absorbed by No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School RAF.[2]
The site has now been returned to farmland.[1]
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