RAF West Drayton | |
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Active | c1918 to 1994 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force Royal Naval Air Service |
Garrison/HQ | West Drayton (Stockley), Middlesex |
Motto(s) | "Protect"[1] |
Royal Air Force Ensign |
RAF West Drayton was a non-flying Royal Air Force station in West Drayton, within the London Borough of Hillingdon, which served as the main centre for military air traffic control in the United Kingdom. It was co-located with the civilian London Air Traffic Control Centre to provide a vital link between civil and military flying and airspace requirements. Following the departure of the remaining civil and military air traffic control systems by 2008, the site was closed and demolished for a new residential development.