RAF Shinfield Park | |
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Reading, Berkshire in England | |
Coordinates | 51°25′10″N 000°57′01″W / 51.41944°N 0.95028°W |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1940 |
In use | 1940 - 1977 |
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II |
RAF Shinfield Park was a Royal Air Force administrative site in the south of Reading, Berkshire. It served as the Met Office residential training college from 1971 until 2002. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts was built on part of the site in 1978.[1]