RAF Ramsbury
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Royal Air Force Ramsbury or more simply RAF Ramsbury is a former Royal Air Force station, 5 miles (8 km) east-northeast of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
Quick Facts Coordinates, Type ...
RAF Ramsbury USAAF Station AAF-469 | |
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Near Marlborough, Wiltshire, United Kingdom | |
Coordinates | 51.4302°N 1.6198°W / 51.4302; -1.6198 |
Type | Royal Air Force station |
Code | RY |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Controlled by | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 (1941) |
In use | 1942-1945 (1945) |
Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force RAF Transport Command RAF Flying Training Command |
Occupants | 64th Troop Carrier Group 434th/435th Troop Carrier Groups 437th Troop Carrier Group No. 23 Group RAF |
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Opened in 1942 to the south of Ramsbury village, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was primarily a transport airfield. After the war it was closed in 1946, and today the remains of the airfield are on private land being used as agricultural fields.