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 Aerial photograph of Down Ampney airfield, 4 December 1943. The bomb dump is to the right (east) of the airfield, the technical site and barrack sites are to the left. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1944–1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 270 ft / 82 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°40′01″N 01°50′22″W / 51.66694°N 1.83944°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Down Ampney Location in Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Down Ampney was part of a group of airfields dedicated to air transportation, alongside RAF Broadwell and RAF Blakehill Farm.[2]
- ^ "Down Ampney". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "RAF Broadwell". AeroResource. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.