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RAF Cleave, the Glossary

RAF Cleave is a former Royal Air Force station located north of Bude in Cornwall, United Kingdom, which was operational from 1939 until 1945.^[1]

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Royal Air Force stations in Cornwall

Aerodrome

An aerodrome is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use.

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Air Ministry

The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.

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Aircraft catapult

An aircraft catapult is a device used to allow aircraft to take off in a limited distance, typically from the deck of a vessel.

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Bessonneau hangar

The Bessonneau hangar was a portable timber and canvas aircraft hangar used by the French ''Aéronautique Militaire'' and subsequently adopted by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during the First World War.

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Bude

Bude (label) is a seaside town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet (also known locally as the River Strat).

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Cornwall

Cornwall (Kernow;; or) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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De Havilland Tiger Moth

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

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European theatre of World War II

The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II.

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Fairey Battle

The Fairey Battle is a British single-engine light bomber that was designed and manufactured by the Fairey Aviation Company.

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Flight (military unit)

A flight is a small military unit within the larger structure of an air force, naval air service, or army air corps; and is usually subordinate to a larger squadron.

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GCHQ Bude

GCHQ Bude, also known as GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation Station Morwenstow, abbreviated to GCHQ CSO Morwenstow, is a UK Government satellite ground station and eavesdropping centre located on the north Cornwall coast at Cleave Camp, between the small villages of Morwenstow and Coombe. RAF Cleave and GCHQ Bude are Morwenstow.

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Hawker Henley

The Hawker Henley was a British two-seat target tug derived from the Hawker Hurricane that was operated by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

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Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.

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Kilkhampton

Kilkhampton (Kylgh) is a village and civil parish in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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List of anti-aircraft cooperation units of the Royal Air Force

This is a List of Anti-aircraft co-operation units of the Royal Air Force.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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Military aircraft

A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary military of any type.

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Military organization

Military organization (AE) or military organisation (BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national defense policy may require.

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Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet.

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Newport Pagnell

Newport Pagnell is a town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.

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No. 10 Group RAF

No.

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No. 639 Squadron RAF

No.

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RAF Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Runway

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft".

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Shooting range

A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue, or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice, or competitions.

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Shrewsbury

("May Shrewsbury Flourish") --> Shrewsbury is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Shropshire, England.

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Targeting (warfare)

Targeting is the process of selecting objects or installations to be attacked, taken, or destroyed in warfare.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Westland Wallace

The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti.

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