RAF Rhoose
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Royal Air Force Rhoose or more simply RAF Rhoose is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) satellite airfield located near Rhoose, a few miles west of Cardiff, Wales.
RAF Rhoose | |
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Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan in Wales | |
Coordinates | 51°23′48″N 003°20′36″W / 51.39667°N 3.34333°WCoordinates: 51°23′48″N 003°20′36″W / 51.39667°N 3.34333°W |
Type | Royal Air Force station |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | 1942-1946 |
Airfield information | |
Elevation | 67 metres (220 ft) AMSL |
HistoryEdit
It opened on 7 April 1942 as an RAF training base for Supermarine Spitfire pilots.
No. 53 Operational Training Unit Llandow was the parent station, and Rhoose was a satellite landing ground.
Other units included:[1]
See alsoEdit
- Cardiff Airport, which now occupies the site
- MOD St Athan, a separate but close-by RAF station
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Rhoose (Cardiff) (Glamorgan) (Wales)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)