Royal Air Force Clyffe Pypard or more simply RAF Clyffe Pypard is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield in Wiltshire, England.

RAF Clyffe Pypard
Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire in England
RAF Clyffe Pypard is located in Wiltshire
RAF Clyffe Pypard
RAF Clyffe Pypard
Shown within Wiltshire
Coordinates51°28′47″N 1°53′47″W / 51.47972°N 1.89639°W / 51.47972; -1.89639
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1941-1961 (1961)
Battles/warsSecond World War

History

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No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School RAF[1] was formed here on 13 September 1941 and operated a variety of aircraft including Fairey Battles, Miles Magisters, Avro Ansons and de Havilland Tiger Moths. The school was disbanded on 5 November 1947 and absorbed by No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School RAF.[2]

Current use

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The site has now been returned to farmland.[1]

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Clyffe Pypard". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ Lake 1999, p. 63.

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