RAF Henlow
Royal Air Force support station in Bedfordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG) and the Signals Museum. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be close. As of January 2024, the closure and disposal of the station is expected to take place from 2026. Flying activity ceased in July 2020.
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RAF Henlow | |||||||||||||
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Henlow, Bedfordshire in England | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°00′56″N 000°18′12″W | ||||||||||||
Type | RAF training station | ||||||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||
Controlled by | No. 2 Group | ||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||
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Built | 1918 (1918) | ||||||||||||
Built by | McAlpine (1918) various since | ||||||||||||
In use | 1918–Present | ||||||||||||
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Current commander | Wing Commander Chris Brooke | ||||||||||||
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Identifiers | ICAO: EGWE | ||||||||||||
Elevation | 51.2 metres (168 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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Source': RAF Henlow Defence Aerodrome Manual[2] |
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