RAF Colerne

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RAF Colerne was a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, that served as a base for various flying and support units during much of the 20th century.

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RAF Colerne canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
aircraftOperated Blackburn Beverley
Douglas Dakota
Handley Page Hastings
Scottish Aviation Bulldog
de Havilland Chipmunk
closure late 20th century
country United Kingdom
function maintenance base
training base
transport airfield
garrison Royal Air Force
gridReference ST822712
hasHangars yes
hasRunways yes
hostedUnit No. 131 Maintenance Unit RAF
No. 2 Flying Training School RAF
No. 238 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Air Experience Flight RAF
No. 30 Squadron RAF
No. 48 Squadron RAF
University of Bristol Air Squadron
locatedIn England
United Kingdom
Wiltshire
location Colerne
near Bath
Chippenham
notableFor aircrew training
maintenance and storage of RAF aircraft
transport operations
opened World War II era
operatedBy Royal Air Force
ownedBy Air Ministry
Ministry of Defence
postClosureUse Army Air Corps use
Army barracks
civilian use
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
role RAF Maintenance Command base
RAF Transport Command base
runwaySurface concrete
runwayType paved
use military
usedDuring Cold War
Second World War
linked to: World War II

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