RAF North Luffenham
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Royal Air Force North Luffenham or more simply RAF North Luffenham is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England. It is near to the villages of Edith Weston and North Luffenham.
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RAF North Luffenham | |||||||||||
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Edith Weston, Rutland in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°37′56″N 000°36′38″W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | SK940050[1] | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force flying and missile station | ||||||||||
Area | 292 hectares[2] | ||||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command | ||||||||||
Condition | Closed | ||||||||||
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Built | 1940 (1940) | ||||||||||
In use | January 1941 –23 October 1997 (1997)[3] | ||||||||||
Fate | Transferred to the British Army and became St George's Barracks. | ||||||||||
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