RAF Upavon [entry point]

RAF Upavon [entry point]

RAF Upavon was located in Wiltshire, 8 miles (13 kms) south of Marlborough.

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It originally opened in 1912 and from 1918 became the home of the RAF Central Flying School. The school moved out in 1926 but returned in 1935 and remained at the station until 1942. The role of the school was to provide flight instructors to other flying training schools. The station was transferred to the Army in 1993.

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