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Snailwell
| Also known as: | RAF Snailwell / RAF Station, Snailwell / Snailwell Aerodrome / The British Racing School / USAAF Station 361 |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Current Status: | Horse racing school / Public road |
| Date: | March 1941 - April 1946 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RAF (Belgian) / RAF (Polish) / RCAF / USAAF |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Snailwell Parish Council
- The British Racing School
Main unit(s) present:
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No 2 Heavy Glider Maintenance Unit
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No 3 Gp Comms Flight
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No 5 (RCAF) Casualty Air Evacuation Unit
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No 22 EFTS
- No 26 Sqn
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No 56 Sqn
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No 137 Sqn
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No 152 Sqn
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No 168 Sqn
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No 170 Sqn
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No 181 Sqn
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No 182 Sqn
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No 183 Sqn
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No 184 Sqn
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No 239 Sqn
- No 241 Sqn
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No 247 Sqn
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No 268 Sqn
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No 309 Sqn
- No 318 Sqn
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347th FS
- No 417 Repair & Salvage Unit
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No 527 Sqn
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No 613 Sqn
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No 614 Sqn
- No 2720 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2751 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2759 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2794 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2809 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2876 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 3207 Servicing Commando
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RAF (Belgian) Training School
Aircraft dispersal at the south of the airfield, 26 February 2009. © Richard Flagg
Remains of a runway at Snailwell, 24 June 2010.
Squash Court at Snailwell, 6 May 2011. © Richard Flagg
Type 24 Pillbox at Snailwell, 30 November 2011. © Richard Flagg
