RAF South Cerney

RAF South Cerney
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	South Cerney, Gloucestershire
Built	1937
In use	1937 - 1972
Elevation AMSL	364 ft / 111 m
Coordinates	51°41′27″N 001°55′28″W / 51.69083°N 1.92444°WCoordinates: 51°41′27″N 001°55′28″W / 51.69083°N 1.92444°W
Map
RAF South Cerney Location in Gloucestershire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 2,925 892 Grass 09/27 3,225 983 Grass

RAF South Cerney is a former Royal Air Force station located in South Cerney near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England. It is now known as the Duke of Gloucester Barracks.

History

During the Second World War a number of training units were posted to the airfield:^[1]

• No. 1 Initial Training School
• No. 2 Flying Training School
• No. 3 Flying Training School
• No. 15 Service Flying Training School
• No. 23 Group Communications Flight
• No. 27 Group Communications Flight
• No. 83 Gliding School
• No. 1519 Beam Approach Training Flight
• No. 1539 Beam Approach Training Flight
• Air Crew Allocation Unit
• Aircrew Officer Training School

The airbase was handed over to the British Army in 1971 and renamed the Duke of Gloucester Barracks.^[2]

Runways

The site has two short runways that are regularly used by two commercial freefall parachuting businesses.^[3][4]

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

1. "South Cerney". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
2. "Regiments 11 on". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
3. Skydive South Cerney Archived March 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
4. "Welcome to the SILVER STARS Website". Silver Stars - RLC Parachute Centre. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

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