Royal Air Force Peterborough or more simply RAF Peterborough 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 ...
installation in
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the ...
located northwest of
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
city centre and southeast of
Stamford,
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...
,
England
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.
History
The following units were here at some point:
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No. 1 Aircraft Storage Unit RAF
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No. 1 Pupil Pilots Pool RAF
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No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
No. 7 Flying Training School (7 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1935 and 1994.
From 1948 to 1954, No 7 Flying Training School was located at RAF Cottesmore, flying Tiger Moths, Harvards, Prentices an ...
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No. 7 (Pilots) Advancing Flying Unit RAF
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No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAF 07 may refer to:
* The year 2007, or any year ending with 07
* The month of July
* 7 (number)
* ''FIFA 07, FIFA 10''
* ''Madden NFL 07''
* ''Cricket 07''
* The number of the French department Ardèche
* The musical duo Zero 7
* ''07 zgłoś się'', ...
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No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
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No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School RAF
Current use
The site is currently used for industrial work, and HMP Peterborough prison.
See also
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List of former Royal Air Force stations
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force.
The stations are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the du ...
References
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Royal Air Force stations in Northamptonshire
Military units and formations established in 1932
1932 establishments in England
Military units and formations disestablished in 1964
History of Peterborough
Buildings and structures in Peterborough
RAF
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) and ...