RAF Clyffe Pypard

51°28′47″N 1°53′47″W / 51.47972°N 1.89639°W / 51.47972; -1.89639Site informationOwnerAir MinistryOperatorRoyal Air ForceControlled byRAF Flying Training CommandSite historyBuilt1941 (1941)In use1941-1961 (1961)Battles/warsSecond World War

Royal Air Force Clyffe Pypard or more simply RAF Clyffe Pypard is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield in Wiltshire, England.

History

No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School RAF[1] was formed here on 13 September 1941 and operated a variety of aircraft including Fairey Battles, Miles Magisters, Avro Ansons and de Havilland Tiger Moths. The school was disbanded on 5 November 1947 and absorbed by No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School RAF.[2]

Current use

The site has now been returned to farmland.[1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Clyffe Pypard". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ Lake 1999, p. 63.

Bibliography

  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.