GB-0673
RAF Down Ampney
LIFR
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Name
RAF Down Ampney
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ICAO
GB-0673
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:04 am (GMT)
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Coordinates
51° 40′ 0″ N 1° 50′ 21″ E
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Elevation
270 ft (82 m MSL)
About RAF Down Ampney
Royal Air Force Down Ampney or more simply RAF Down Ampney is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north east of Cricklade, Wiltshire and 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. The airfield operated during the Second World War from February 1944 until February 1947.
Down Ampney was part of a group of airfields dedicated to air transportation, alongside RAF Broadwell and RAF Blakehill Farm.