RAF Finmere
Former RAF base in Buckinghamshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Royal Air Force Finmere, or more simply RAF Finmere is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located to the south-east of Finmere and south of Tingewick, a few miles west of Buckingham. Whilst the village of Finmere is in Oxfordshire, the whole of RAF Finmere was located within the north-west corner of Buckinghamshire. It was served by the nearby Finmere railway station.
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RAF Finmere | |||||||||||
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Finmere, Oxfordshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°59′08″N 001°04′02″W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||||
Code | FI | ||||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 12 Group RAF RAF Bomber Command * No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF RAF Flying Training Command 1943- | ||||||||||
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Built | 1941 (1941)/42 | ||||||||||
In use | August 1942 – July 1945 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 119 metres (390 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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