RAF Wroughton | |||||||||||
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Wroughton, Wiltshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°30′25″N 1°48′07″W / 51.507°N 1.802°W | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Navy Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | Directorate of Naval Recruiting RAF Maintenance Command | ||||||||||
Open to the public | no | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1 April 1940 | ||||||||||
In use | 1940-1979 | ||||||||||
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RAF Wroughton is a former Royal Air Force airfield near Wroughton, in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Swindon. Ministry of Defence aviation activity ceased in 1972. The airfield now belongs to the Science Museum Group and is home to the National Collections Centre, which houses the group's large-object storage and library.