RAF South Cerney
RAF South Cerney | |||||||||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | South Cerney, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| In use | 1937 - 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 364 ft / 111 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°41′27″N 001°55′28″W / 51.69083°N 1.92444°WCoordinates: 51°41′27″N 001°55′28″W / 51.69083°N 1.92444°W | ||||||||||||||
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  RAF South Cerney Location in Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||
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RAF South Cerney is a former Royal Air Force station located in South Cerney near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England. It is now known as the Duke of Gloucester Barracks.
History
During the Second World War a number of training units were posted to the airfield:[1]
- No. 1 Initial Training School
- No. 2 Flying Training School
- No. 3 Flying Training School
- No. 15 Service Flying Training School
- No. 23 Group Communications Flight
- No. 27 Group Communications Flight
- No. 83 Gliding School
- No. 1519 Beam Approach Training Flight
- No. 1539 Beam Approach Training Flight
- Air Crew Allocation Unit
- Aircrew Officer Training School
The airbase was handed over to the British Army in 1971 and renamed the Duke of Gloucester Barracks.[2]
Runways
The site has two short runways that are regularly used by two commercial freefall parachuting businesses.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "South Cerney". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ "Regiments 11 on". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ Skydive South Cerney
- ↑ "Welcome to the SILVER STARS Website". Silver Stars - RLC Parachute Centre. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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