Royal Air Force Manby or more simply RAF Manby is a former

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station located in

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The following units were here at some point: * No. 1 Air Armament School (1937–1944) absorbed by the Empire Air Armament School (1944–1949) absorbed by the RAF Flying College (1949–1962) absorbed by the

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(1962–1974) * No. 25 (Flying Training) Group RAF * No. 25 Group Communication Flight RAF (Reformed 1951–1961) *

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* Armament Synthetic Development Unit * School of Refresher Flying (1962–1973)

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Manby __NOTOC__ Manby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and lies approximately east from Louth. Manby contains a village post office. Other amenities, including a primary school, The Manby Arms pu ...