RAF Aldermaston

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RAF Aldermaston
RAF Aldermaston - 19 Aug 1943 Airphoto.jpg
Characteristics
Coordinates

51 ° 22 '12 "  N , 1 ° 8' 38"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 22 '12 "  N , 1 ° 8' 38"  E

Basic data
opening 1942
closure 1950
operator Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Runways
06/24 1830 m of concrete
12/30 1280 m of concrete
18/36 1280 m of concrete

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The Royal Air Force Station Aldermaston (short RAF Aldermaston ) was a military airfield of the Royal Air Force at Aldermaston in southern England . It was created in 1941. After the Second World War, military pilots were trained here. In 1950 the airfield was closed. The Atomic Weapons Establishment was established on the site .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ RAF Aldermaston. Control Towers, accessed March 26, 2015 .