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Latest revision as of 23:27, 15 September 2019
Coordinates: 51°23′48″N 03°20′36″W / 51.39667°N 3.34333°W RAF Rhoose is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) airfield located near Cardiff, Wales.
History
It opened on 7 April 1942 as an RAF training base for Supermarine Spitfire pilots.
No. 53 Operational Training Unit Llandow was the parent station, and Rhoose was a satellite landing ground.
Other units included:[1]
- No. 7 Air Gunnery School
- No. 59 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 65 EGS[Clarification needed]
- No. 65 Gliding School
See also
- Cardiff International Airport, which now occupies the site
- RAF St. Athan, a separate but close-by RAF station
References
- ↑ "Rhoose (Cardiff) (Glamorgan) (Wales)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/rhoose-cardiff-glamorgan-wales. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
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The original article can be found at RAF Rhoose and the edit history here.