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RAF Newmarket | |||||||||
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Newmarket, Suffolk in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 52°14′02″N 000°22′11″E / 52.23389°N 0.36972°E | ||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1939 | ||||||||
In use | 1939 - 1945 | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 31 metres (102 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Newmarket or more simply RAF Newmarket is a former Royal Air Force station located near Newmarket, Suffolk, England, near the border with Cambridgeshire. It was opened in 1939 and closed in 1945.