RAF Wanborough

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RAF Wanborough
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Swindon, Wiltshire in England
RAF Wanborough is located in Wiltshire
RAF Wanborough
RAF Wanborough
Shown within Wiltshire
Coordinates51°32′11″N 1°40′57″W / 51.53639°N 1.68250°W / 51.53639; -1.68250Coordinates: 51°32′11″N 1°40′57″W / 51.53639°N 1.68250°W / 51.53639; -1.68250
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1941-1946 (1946)
Battles/warsSecond World War

Royal Air Force Wanborough or more simply RAF Wanborough is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield near Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

The following units were here at some point:[1]

  • No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
  • No. 3 Glider Training School RAF
  • No. 3 Service Flying Training School RAF
  • No. 14 Service Flying Training School RAF
  • No. 1547 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
  • Airfield Controllers School
  • School of Flying Control

Current use[]

The site is now open land.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Wanborough". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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