RAF Clyffe Pypard

RAF Clyffe Pypard
Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire in England
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command
Location
RAF Clyffe Pypard Shown within Wiltshire
Coordinates	51°28′47″N1°53′47″W / 51.47972°N 1.89639°W / 51.47972; -1.89639
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1941-1961 (1961)
Battles/wars	Second World War

Royal Air Force Clyffe Pypard or more simply RAF Clyffe Pypard is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield in Wiltshire, England.

History

No. 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

The site has now been returned to farmland. ^[1]

References

Citations

1. "Clyffe Pypard". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. Lake 1999, p. 63.

Bibliography

• Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN   1-84037-086-6.