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One of the wards at No. 8 RAF General Hospital in Brussels, photographed between 1939 and 1945 Royal Air Force Medical Services, 1939-1945. CL1862.jpg
One of the wards at No. 8 RAF General Hospital in Brussels, photographed between 1939 and 1945

There have been several British military hospitals formerly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. They were primarily identified by the designation Royal Air Force Hospital Nnnnn (where 'Nnnnn' is the geographic location name). This would typically be shortened to RAF Hospital Nnnnn (typically on road signs, in an identical manner to all Royal Air Force stations, aerodromes, and other RAF sites), and would be abbreviated RAF(H) Nnnnn.

list of Royal Air Force Hospitals - RAF(H)
full name county or locationopenedclosednotes
Royal Air Force Hospital Cosford Shropshire19401977
Royal Air Force Hospital Ely Cambridgeshire19401992
Royal Air Force Hospital Middle EastCairo, EgyptMarch 1943March 1947
Royal Air Force Hospital Nocton Hall Lincolnshire
Royal Air Force Hospital Northallerton North Yorkshire19431947
Royal Air Force Hospital Torquay Devon19391942
Royal Air Force Hospital Uxbridge then in Middlesexwithin the Royal Air Force Station Uxbridge
Royal Air Force Hospital Wegberg near Mönchengladbach, Germany1953
Royal Air Force Princess Alexandra Hospital near Wroughton, Wiltshirealso known as Royal Air Force Hospital Wroughton
The Princess Mary's Hospital Akrotiri, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Cyprus within the Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri
Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Hospital Halton Halton, Buckinghamshireadjacent to but separate from Royal Air Force Station Halton

Note: the county or location is listed as per its period of operation; counties, and their boundaries may have been subsequently renamed, merged, or abolished.

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