RAF Castle Combe [entry point]

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RAF Castle Combe was an RAF training station located in Wiltshire 4 miles (7 kms) north west of Chippenham.

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The station was opened in May 1941 as a practice landing ground for 9 Service Flying Training School at nearby RAF Hullavington. Later the station was upgraded and also used by 14 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit and 3 Flying Instructors School. The station was closed in 1948 and the land returned to the Castle Combe estate.

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Physical object                    Text. Personal research
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Physical object. Decoration        Text. Service material
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Nigel Moore

Citation

“RAF Castle Combe [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 23, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/44021.

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