RAF Sibson | |||||||||
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Sibson, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 52°32′53″N 0°23′13″W / 52.54806°N 0.38694°W / 52.54806; -0.38694 | ||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||
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Built | 1940 (1940) | ||||||||
In use | July 1940 - 1 October 1946 (1946) | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Sibson or more simply RAF Sibson is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Sibson, Cambridgeshire, England, west of Peterborough.
The following units were here at some point:
- No. 2 Central Flying School RAF
- No. 7 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAF
- No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- No. 2859 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 4183 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
References
- "Sibson I". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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