RAF Northleach, the Glossary
Royal Air Force Northleach or more simply RAF Northleach is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield near the Cotswold town of Northleach, Gloucestershire.[1]
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21 relations: Air Ministry, Asphalt concrete, Devon, Exeter Airport, General Aircraft Hotspur, Glider Pilot Regiment, Gloucestershire, Hampnett, List of Royal Air Force Glider units, Miles Master, Northleach, RAF Culmhead, RAF Regiment, RAF Stoke Orchard, RAF Wanborough, RAF Zeals, Royal Air Force, Somerset, Tewkesbury, Turkdean, Wiltshire.
- 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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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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Devon
Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
Exeter Airport
Exeter Airport, formerly Exeter International Airport, is an international airport located at Clyst Honiton in East Devon, close to the city of Exeter and within the county of Devon, South West England.
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General Aircraft Hotspur
The General Aircraft GAL.48 Hotspur was a military glider designed and built by the British company General Aircraft Ltd during World War II.
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Glider Pilot Regiment
The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British airborne forces unit of the Second World War, which was responsible for crewing the British Army's military gliders and saw action in the European theatre in support of Allied airborne operations.
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Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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Hampnett
Hampnett is a small village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, just west of the Fosse Way.
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List of Royal Air Force Glider units
This is a list of Royal Air Force glider units.
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Miles Master
The Miles M.9 Master was a British two-seat monoplane advanced trainer designed and built by aviation company Miles Aircraft Ltd.
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Northleach
Northleach is a market town and former civil parish, now in parish Northleach with Eastington, in the Cotswold district, in Gloucestershire, England.
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RAF Culmhead
Royal Air Force Culmhead or more simply RAF Culmhead is a former Royal Air Force station, situated at Churchstanton on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, England.
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RAF Regiment
The Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regiment) is part of the Royal Air Force and functions as a specialist corps.
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RAF Stoke Orchard
Royal Air Force Stoke Orchard or more simply RAF Stoke Orchard is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of Stoke Orchard, north west of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire during the Second World War. RAF Northleach and RAF Stoke Orchard are Royal Air Force stations in Gloucestershire.
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RAF Wanborough
Royal Air Force Wanborough or more simply RAF Wanborough is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield near Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
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RAF Zeals
Royal Air Force Zeals, or more simply RAF Zeals, is a former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, sited to the north of the village of Zeals, next to the village of Stourton and the Stourhead estate.
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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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Somerset
Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England.
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Turkdean
Turkdean is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately to the east of Gloucester.
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Wiltshire
Wiltshire (abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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See also
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