RAF Blakehill Farm
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| Douglas Dakotas of No. 233 Squadron RAF lined up on the perimeter track at RAF Blakehill Farm, for an exercise with the 6th Airborne Division, 20 April 1944. | |||
| Douglas Dakotas of No. 233 Squadron RAF lined up on the perimeter track at RAF Blakehill Farm, for an exercise with the 6th Airborne Division, 20 April 1944. | |||
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
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| Airport type | Military | ||
| Location | Cricklade, Wiltshire | ||
| In use | 1944–1952 | ||
| Occupants | Royal Air Force | ||
| Coordinates | 51°37′19″N 1°53′17″W / 51.622°N 1.888°WCoordinates: 51°37′19″N 1°53′17″W / 51.622°N 1.888°W | ||
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  RAF Blakehill Farm | |||
RAF Blakehill Farm was an RAF base situated in Wiltshire, England. The station was opened in 1944 as a base for transport aircraft of No. 46 Group Transport Command. In 1948 the airfield was a satellite of RAF South Cerney and used by training aircraft before the airfield closed in 1952 and was returned to agricultural use. The site is now a Wiltshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve.
Units and aircraft[]
| Unit | Dates | Aircraft | Variant | Notes |
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| No. 233 Squadron RAF | 1944-1945 | Douglas Dakota | ||
| No. 271 Squadron RAF | 1944-1945 | Douglas Dakota | Detachment from RAF Down Ampney | |
| No. 437 Squadron RCAF | 1944-1945 | Douglas Dakota | ||
| No. 575 Squadron RAF | 1945-1946 | Douglas Dakota | ||
| No.22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF |
1945 | Waco Hadrian |
See also[]
References[]
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF (Retd) (1988). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
- Sturtivant, Ray, ISO and John Hamlin (2007). RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAF Blakehill Farm. |
- "RAF Blakehill: Cricklade airfield which played a crucial role in D-Day". SwindonWeb. 2013. http://www.swindonweb.com/index.asp?m=8&s=116&ss=346&c=2976.
- Dyer, Steve (2010). "Control towers: RAF Blakehill Farm airfield". controltowers.co.uk. http://www.controltowers.co.uk/b/blakehill_farm.htm.
- "Blakehill Farm Reserve". Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. 2013. http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/Reserves/blakehillfarm.htm.
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