RAF Bibury

Royal Air Force Bibury or more simply RAF Bibury is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located north east of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.The airfield was built in 1939 for use as a relief landing ground for training aircraft from nearby RAF South Cerney.In the Battle of Britain the airfield was used to base detachments of fighter aircraft.[1] Hawker Hurricanes of 87 Squadron arrived on detachment in August 1940.[1] The airfield was not used for flying after 1944 and was the base of a maintenance unit until it closed in 1945.
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