RAF Peterborough
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RAF Peterborough | |
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in England | |
![]() RAF Peterborough on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1939 | |
Coordinates | 52°35′19″N 000°16′53″W / 52.58861°N 0.28139°W |
Type | Royal Air Force installation |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1932 |
In use | 1932-1964 |
Airfield information | |
Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft) AMSL |
Royal Air Force Peterborough or more simply RAF Peterborough is a former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Peterborough city centre and 9.4 miles (15.1 km) southeast of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
History
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 1 Aircraft Storage Unit RAF
- No. 1 Pupil Pilots Pool RAF
- No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
- No. 7 (Pilots) Advancing Flying Unit RAF
- No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAF
- No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School RAF
Current use
The site is currently used for industrial work, and HMP Peterborough prison.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Peterborough II (Westwood)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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- History of Peterborough
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