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RAF Henlow
Henlow, Bedfordshire in England
RAF Henlow from above
Labor Arma Ministrat
(Latin for 'Labour supplies the arms')[1]
RAF Henlow is located in Bedfordshire
RAF Henlow
RAF Henlow
Shown within Bedfordshire
Coordinates52°00′56″N 000°18′12″W / 52.01556°N 0.30333°W / 52.01556; -0.30333
TypeRAF training station
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byNo. 2 Group
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1918 (1918)
Built byMcAlpine (1918)
various since
In use1918–Present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Wing Commander Chris Brooke
Occupants
  • RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine
  • Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: EGWE
Elevation51.2 metres (168 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
02/20 1,199 metres (3,934 ft) Grass
13/31 1,157 metres (3,796 ft) Grass
08R/26L 979 metres (3,212 ft) Grass
08L/26R 736 metres (2,415 ft) Grass
Source': RAF Henlow Defence Aerodrome Manual[2]

Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine, the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG) and the Signals Museum. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be close. As of January 2024, the closure and disposal of the station is expected to take place from 2026. Flying activity ceased in July 2020.

  1. ^ Pine, L G (1983). A dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 124. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ^ "RAF Halton Defence Aerodrome Manual (DAM)". RAF Henlow. Military Aviation Authority. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

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