RAF Welford

RAF Welford RAF Welford Park USAAF Station AAF-474
Part of United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Near Welford, Berkshire in England
RAF Welford
RAF Welford Shown within Berkshire
Coordinates	51°28′06″N 001°24′13″W / 51.46833°N 1.40361°W / 51.46833; -1.40361
Type	Royal Air Force station
Code	WF
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force (1943,1945–1948,1995-present) United States Army Air Forces (1943–1945) United States Air Force (1955—present)
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	1943–1948, 1955—present
Garrison information
Garrison	420th Munitions Squadron
Airfield information
Elevation	147 metres (482 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Asphalt 00/00  Asphalt 00/00  Asphalt

Royal Air Force Welford or more simply RAF Welford is an active Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England.^[1] The station is located approximately 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Newbury; about 50 miles (80 km) west of London

Opened in 1943, it was used during the Second World War by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a transport airfield. After the war it was closed in 1946 and placed in reserve status. As a result of the Cold War, the station was reopened in 1955 as a munitions depot by the United States Air Force.

Today it is one of the largest ammunition compounds for the United States Air Force in Western Europe for heavy munitions.^[2]