RAF Upwood
Former Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Upwood or more simply RAF Upwood is a former Royal Air Force station adjacent to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England, in the United Kingdom.
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RAF Upwood | |
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Bury, Cambridgeshire in England | |
Coordinates | 52°26′25″N 000°08′02″W |
Type | Flying station and later non-flying support station |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Flying Corps (1917–1919) Royal Air Force (1936–1981) United States Air Force (1981–1995) |
Condition | Closed |
Site history | |
Built | 1917 (1917) and 1936 |
In use | 1917–1919 and 1936–2012 (2012) |
Fate | Sold for various civilian uses. |
Airfield information | |
Elevation | 22 metres (72 ft) AMSL |
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It was a non-flying station which was under the control of the United States Air Force from 1981, and one of three RAF stations in Cambridgeshire used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Upwood, along with RAF Molesworth and RAF Alconbury are considered the "Tri-Base Area" due to their close geographic proximity, and interdependency.