GB-0136
RAF Talbenny
IFR
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Name
RAF Talbenny
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ICAO
GB-0136
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:02 am (GMT)
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Municipality
Pembrokeshire
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Coordinates
51° 45′ 29″ N 5° 8′ 28″ E
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Elevation
224 ft (68 m MSL)
About RAF Talbenny
Royal Air Force Talbenny, or more simply RAF Talbenny, is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north west of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south west of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Situated around 3 miles (5 km) from RAF Dale, its satellite airfield, on an escarpment overlooking St Brides Bay, it was operational from 1 May 1942, to 15 December 1946, having been under Coastal Command, Transport Command and Fighter Command of the Royal Air Force.
RAF Talbenny opened as a No. 19 Group RAF, RAF Coastal Command station, and was immediately put to use as an operational air base for squadrons undertaking anti-submarine maritime patrols, focusing around the Bay of Biscay.