RAF Locking | |
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Near Locking, Somerset in England | |
Coordinates | 51°20′18″N 2°54′17″W / 51.338293°N 2.904596°W |
Type | Royal Air Force training station |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Condition | Closed |
Site history | |
Built | 1939 |
In use | 1939–2000 |
Fate | Site sold and station buildings demolished, redeveloped for commercial and residential use. |
RAF Locking was a Royal Air Force station near the village of Locking and about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. During the period 1939 to 2000, the station trained tens of thousands of engineers in the maintenance of aircraft then radar, radio and computers.