RAF Down Ampney, the Glossary
Royal Air Force Down Ampney or more simply RAF Down Ampney is a former Royal Air Force station located north east of Cricklade, Wiltshire and south west of RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.[1]
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18 relations: Air Ministry, Airspeed Horsa, Asphalt concrete, Cricklade, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, No. 271 Squadron RAF, No. 48 Squadron RAF, Normandy landings, Operation Market Garden, RAF Blakehill Farm, RAF Broadwell, RAF Fairford, Royal Air Force, Wiltshire, World War II, 3rd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom).
- 1944 establishments in England
- 1947 disestablishments in England
- Royal Air Force stations in Gloucestershire
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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Airspeed Horsa
The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War.
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Asphalt concrete
Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams.
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Cricklade
Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester.
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.
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Down Ampney
Down Ampney (pronounced Amney) is a medium-sized village located in Cotswold district in Gloucestershire, in England.
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Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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No. 271 Squadron RAF
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No. 48 Squadron RAF
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Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944.
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RAF Blakehill Farm
Royal Air Force Blakehill Farm or more simply RAF Blakehill Farm is a former Royal Air Force station southwest of Cricklade in Wiltshire, England, operational between 1944 and 1952.
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RAF Broadwell
Royal Air Force Broadwell or more simply RAF Broadwell is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles north of Broadwell and 3 miles southeast of Burford, Oxfordshire, and within 2 miles of RAF Brize Norton.
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RAF Fairford
Royal Air Force Fairford or more simply RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. RAF Down Ampney and RAF Fairford are Royal Air Force stations in Gloucestershire.
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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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Wiltshire
Wiltshire (abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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3rd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 3rd Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade raised by the British Army during the Second World War.
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See also
1944 establishments in England
- Baggeridge Brick
- Banstead Athletic F.C.
- Bath Cricket Club Ground
- Carnforth MPD
- Castle House School
- Chandley Ovens
- Colt Clavier Collection
- Eleven-plus
- Gosport Borough F.C.
- Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
- Hasmonean High School
- Landsec
- Mirfield Show
- Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross
- North Greenford United F.C.
- Ossett Albion A.F.C.
- Pan Books
- Peterborough Lions RFC
- Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions
- RAF Down Ampney
- RAF Gosfield
- RAF Shepherds Grove
- Remploy
- Secondary modern school
- Shuttleworth College (Bedfordshire)
- Sinai Synagogue (Leeds)
- Swindon Museum and Art Gallery
- Tabor Academy, Braintree
- The Nosh Bar
- Tyndale House (Cambridge)
- Waltham Abbey F.C.
- Whickham F.C.
- Whipple Museum of the History of Science
1947 disestablishments in England
- Barham railway station
- Bishopsbourne railway station
- Blue Coat School, York
- Bridge railway station
- Canterbury South railway station
- Cheriton Halt railway station
- Jewish Association for the Protection of Girls and Women
- John Crown & Sons
- Lambton Collieries
- Lyminge railway station
- Marshall, Sons & Co.
- Nottingham Corporation Gas Department
- Penzance Borough Police
- Queen Anne's Bounty
- RAF Down Ampney
- RAF Ibsley
- Roundwood Halt railway station
- Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- St Peter Rural
- The Star Tournament
- Woodville railway station (England)
Royal Air Force stations in Gloucestershire
- Imjin Barracks
- RAF Babdown Farm
- RAF Bibury
- RAF Chedworth
- RAF Down Ampney
- RAF Fairford
- RAF Filton
- RAF Innsworth
- RAF Little Rissington
- RAF Moreton Valence
- RAF Moreton-in-Marsh
- RAF Northleach
- RAF Pucklechurch
- RAF Quedgeley
- RAF South Cerney
- RAF Southrop
- RAF Staverton
- RAF Stoke Orchard
- RAF Windrush