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RAF Credenhill
Near Credenhill, Herefordshire, in England
RAF Hereford on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940
RAF Credenhill is located in Herefordshire
RAF Credenhill
RAF Credenhill
Shown within Herefordshire
Coordinates52°05′06″N 002°47′42″W / 52.08500°N 2.79500°W / 52.08500; -2.79500
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Site history
Built1939 (1939)[1]
In use15 June 1940 - 23 April 1994[1][2]
Battles/warsSecond World War
Airfield information
Helipads
Number Length and surface
01 40 metres (131 ft) Asphalt

RAF Credenhill,[1] also known as RAF Hereford,[2][3] was a non-flying station of the Royal Air Force situated in the village of Credenhill near Hereford, England, United Kingdom. It was commissioned in 1940 and served as home for a range of training schools from 1940 until closure in 1994.[1][4] The site was subsequently obtained by the British Army.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e "RAF Credenhill (originally RAF Hereford No. 11 School of Technical Training), nr Hereford". Herefordshire Archaeology. Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "RAF Hereford". Royal Air Force Administrative Apprentices Association. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference RAFWEB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Unit History: RAF Credenhill". Forces War Records. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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