RAF Saltby USAAF Station 538 | |||||||||||
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Saltby, Leicestershire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°49′44″N000°42′51″W / 52.82889°N 0.71417°W | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command Ninth Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
In use | 1941-1948 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||||||
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The following units were here at some point: [1]
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