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RAF Hospital which opened post-war near to RAF Changi airfield. Wings of mercy [74] [75] Habbaniya, Iraq No. 6 RAF Hospital December 1937 – 1956 500 (1937) Was deemed to be an RAF General Hospital (RAFGH), but was downgraded to a station hospital in 1956. [75] Hinaidi, Iraq
[48] No. 47 MU RAF Sealand between 1 May 1940 and 15 March 1951. [51] RAF Hawarden between 15 March 1951 and 15 March 1959 Packing and Storage Depot No. 48 MU RAF Hawarden between 1 September 1939 and until 1 July 1957. [60] No. 15 SLG No. 13 SLG RAF Tatton Park between August 1941 and May 1943. No. 49 SLG No. 100 SLG Temporary dispersals at ...
The RAF's No. 48 Maintenance Unit was formed at Hawarden on 1 September 1939 and until 1 July 1957 stored, maintained and scrapped military aircraft, including Horsa gliders, de Havilland Mosquitoes, Handley Page Halifaxes and Vickers Wellingtons. It was located on the northwest portion of the airfield.
No 4 RAF Hospital between 1940 and 1947 – became Rauceby Mental Hospital: RAF Raydon: RA England Suffolk: 1942 1958 (USAAF) RAF Reading: England Berkshire: RAF Rearsby: England Leicestershire: A former flying club airfield was the base for Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd changed its name to The Auster Aircraft Company Ltd.
They were primarily identified by the designation Royal Air Force Hospital Nnnnn (where 'Nnnnn' is the geographic location name). This would typically be shortened to RAF Hospital Nnnnn (typically on road signs, in an identical manner to all Royal Air Force stations, aerodromes, and other RAF sites), and would be abbreviated RAF(H) Nnnnn .
Training station (formerly RAF St. Athan), home to No. 4 School of Technical Training and the University of Wales Air Squadron flying the Grob Tutor T1. [43] MOD West Freugh: Scotland Dumfries and Galloway: Former RAF station, now operated by QinetiQ on behalf of the MOD as a test and evaluation range.
Lockheed Hudson IIIA, FH168, a lend-lease A-29-LO, 41-36969, c/n 414-6458, operated by No. 38 Wing RAF, based at RAF Netheravon, crashed and burned 7 miles (11 km) south of St. Eval. The aircraft was unable to maintain height due to one engine failing, and the load it was carrying.
John Connell Freeborn, DFC & Bar (1 December 1919 – 28 August 2010) was a fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War.. In 1939, he shot down another RAF fighter in a friendly-fire incident that marked the first death of an RAF fighter pilot in the war, as well as the first aircraft shot down by a Supermarine Spitfire.