RAF Quedgeley | |
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| Located near Quedgeley in Gloucestershire | |
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  RAF Quedgeley | |
| Coordinates | 51°49′13″N2°16′03″W / 51.8204°N 2.2675°W |
| Type | Non-flying |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1914 |
| In use | 1914-1926 1939-1995 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | RAF Maintenance Command |
RAF Quedgeley was a Royal Air Force station near Quedgeley, Gloucestershire.
The site was first occupied in 1914. It closed as an independent RAF unit on 13 February 1995. [1]
As of 1915 part of the site was the No 5 National Filling Factory [2] which supplied ammunition during the First World War. At one point 6364 people, mainly women, were employed at the site. The factory produced over 10.5 million 14" and 16" shells, 7 million cartridges and 23 million fuses and other components. The site also included a horse convalescence unit. [3]
The buildings were demolished between 1924 and 1926.
In World War II, No. 7 Maintenance Unit, RAF Quedgeley was opened on 15 April 1939 as a storage and maintenance site for aircraft equipment and motor vehicles. [1] It continued in this logistics role until its closure in 1995, [4] with the storage of large quantities of basic equipment such as furniture.
The site has subsequently been sold and is being developed for housing (Kingsway Village) and industrial uses. [5] [6]
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