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'''RAF Compton Basset''' was an [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] base situated in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]]. |
'''RAF Compton Basset''' was an [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] base situated in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]]. |
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First opened as an air base in [[World War I]], like RAF [[Yatesbury]] it continued operations in the interwar years before again taking on a major role in [[World War 2]] and then closing in the 1960s, after the removal of No.3 Radio Training School. |
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The housing around the airbase continued to be used after the main base had shut by RAF staff working at [[RAF Lyneham]] and other West country RAF bases. In the 1980s the housing was used for [[United States Air Force]] personnel stationed at US airbases such as [[RAF Fairford]]. The housing has now been sold to private buyers. |
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RAF Compton Bassett is now known as [[Lower Compton]], after the petitioning of the residents for a separate name, due to the fact it actually lies two miles from the village of [[Compton Bassett]]. |
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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Wiltshire|Compton Basset]] |
[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Wiltshire|Compton Basset]] |
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Revision as of 01:58, 13 April 2008
RAF Compton Basset was an RAF base situated in Wiltshire, England.
First opened as an air base in World War I, like RAF Yatesbury it continued operations in the interwar years before again taking on a major role in World War 2 and then closing in the 1960s, after the removal of No.3 Radio Training School.
The housing around the airbase continued to be used after the main base had shut by RAF staff working at RAF Lyneham and other West country RAF bases. In the 1980s the housing was used for United States Air Force personnel stationed at US airbases such as RAF Fairford. The housing has now been sold to private buyers.
RAF Compton Bassett is now known as Lower Compton, after the petitioning of the residents for a separate name, due to the fact it actually lies two miles from the village of Compton Bassett.
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