Royal Air Force Talbenny or more simply RAF Talbenny is a former
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
station located north west of
Milford Haven,
Pembrokeshire and south west of
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest (, ; cy, Hwlffordd ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community, being the second most populous community in the county, ...
, Pembrokeshire,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
It was operational between May 1942 to December 1946.
History
The following units were here at some point:
* No. 3 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit
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No. 4 Armament Practice Camp RAF
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No. 11 Ferry Unit RAF
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No. 248 Squadron RAF with
Bristol Beaufighter VIC's
*
No. 303 Ferry Training Unit RAF
*
No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron
No. 304 (Land of Silesia) Polish Bomber Squadron ( pl, 304 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Śląskiej im. Ks. Józefa Poniatowskiego") was a Polish World War II bomber unit. It fought alongside the Royal Air Force under their operational Command and oper ...
with
Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber. It was designed during the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey. Led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson; a key feature of the aircraft is its ...
IC's
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No. 311 Squadron RAF with Vickers Wellington IC's
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Coastal Command Development Unit RAF
Air-Sea Warfare Development Unit RAF (ASWDU) was a research and development unit of the Royal Air Force, within RAF Coastal Command, it was operational from December 1940 and disbanded in April 1970.
History
Coastal Command Tactical Develop ...
References
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External links
Site history and description
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Royal Air Force stations in Wales
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom