RAF Chivenor [entry point]

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RAF Chivenor was a Coastal Command station located in Devon, 4 miles (6 kms) west of Barnstaple.

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It opened in October 1940 as part of Coastal Command. Between May 1942 and October 1942 51 Squadron and 77 Squadron, both flying Whitleys, were loaned to Coastal Command from Bomber Command and were based at RAF Chivenor.

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Clare Bennett

Julian Maslin

Nigel Moore

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“RAF Chivenor [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5652.

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