RAF Peterborough

Former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire, England

52°35′19″N 000°16′53″W / 52.58861°N 0.28139°W / 52.58861; -0.28139TypeRoyal Air Force installationSite informationOwnerMinistry of DefenceOperatorRoyal Air ForceSite historyBuilt1932 (1932)In use1932-1964 (1964)Airfield informationElevation24 metres (79 ft) AMSL

Royal Air Force Peterborough or more simply RAF Peterborough is a former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Peterborough city centre and 9.4 miles (15.1 km) southeast of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

History

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

No. 1 Aircraft Storage Unit RAF
No. 1 Pupil Pilots Pool RAF
No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
No. 7 (Pilots) Advancing Flying Unit RAF
No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAF
No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School RAF

Current use

The site is currently used for industrial work, and HMP Peterborough prison.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Peterborough II (Westwood)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

Royal Air Force

Ministry of Defence

formations
and units

units	Commands Groups Wings Squadrons Flights Conversion units Operational Training units Schools / Training units Ferry units Glider units Misc units
stations	Active Former Satellite Landing Grounds
Regiment	Wings Squadrons Flights