RAF Graveley | |||||||||||
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Graveley, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°15′47″N 000°11′24″W / 52.26306°N 0.19000°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Station | ||||||||||
Code | GR[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
In use | March 1942 - December 1968 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 54 metres (177 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Graveley or more simply RAF Graveley is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) south of Huntingdon.[2] The station was originally intended to operate under No. 3 Group RAF, alongside RAF Tempsford and RAF Gransden Lodge.