Royal Air Force Clyffe Pypard or more simply RAF Clyffe Pypard is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield in Wiltshire, England.
RAF Clyffe Pypard | |
|---|---|
| Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire in England | |
  RAF Clyffe Pypard Shown within Wiltshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′47″N 1°53′47″W / 51.47972°N 1.89639°W |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941-1961 |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
History
editNo. 29 Elementary Flying Training School RAF[1] was formed here on 13 September 1941 and operated a variety of aircraft including Fairey Battles, Miles Magisters, Avro Ansons and de Havilland Tiger Moths. The school was disbanded on 5 November 1947 and absorbed by No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School RAF.[2]
Current use
editThe site has now been returned to farmland.[1]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b "Clyffe Pypard". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 63.
Bibliography
edit- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.