RAF Brawdy  | |||||||||
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| Brawdy, Pembrokeshire in Wales | |||||||||
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 Aerial image of RAF Brawdy during 1944 | |||||||||
  RAF Brawdy Shown within Pembrokeshire  RAF Brawdy RAF Brawdy (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°53′01″N 005°07′26″W / 51.88361°N 5.12389°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command * No. 19 Group RAF Fleet Air Arm[1] | ||||||||
| Condition | Closed | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943/44 | ||||||||
| In use | |||||||||
| Fate | Transferred to British Army in 1995 to become Cawdor Barracks. | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGDA, WMO: 03603 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 107 metres (351 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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| Note | Airfield no longer in use. | ||||||||
Royal Air Force Brawdy, or more simply RAF Brawdy, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 6.3 miles (10.1 km) east of St Davids, Pembrokeshire and 9.8 miles (15.8 km) south west of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was operational between 1944 and 1992; it was used by the Royal Air Force (1944–1946 and 1971–1992) and the Royal Navy (1946–1971), before the site was turned over to the British Army and renamed Cawdor Barracks.
The village of Brawdy is adjacent to the south-east of the airfield, which lies one mile inland from the north-east shores of St. Bride's Bay and seven miles east south east of St David's Head. Haverfordwest lies seven miles (11 km) south-east. Notable landmarks are St. David's peninsula, with the city of St. Davids and its cathedral, along with Ramsey Island.[2]
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 57.