RAF Bibury

RAF Bibury
Located Near Bibury, Gloucestershire, England
Part of RAF Bibury in 2015
RAF Bibury
Coordinates	51°46′53″N 01°50′10″W / 51.78139°N 1.83611°W / 51.78139; -1.83611Coordinates: 51°46′53″N 01°50′10″W / 51.78139°N 1.83611°W / 51.78139; -1.83611
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Controlled by	Royal Air Force
Condition	Closed
Site history
Built	1939
In use	1940–1945
Battles/wars	Second World War
Garrison information
Occupants	RAF Training Command RAF Fighter Command

RAF Bibury is a former Royal Air Force 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.Hawker Hurricanes of 87 Squadron arrived on detachment in August 1940. They were replaced by a detachment from 92 Squadron with the Supermarine Spitfire until September when the 87 Squadron detachment returned until the end of the year. During the Battle of Britain the airfield had very few buildings and a grass runway. The airfield was not used for flying after 1944 and was the base of a maintenance unit until it closed in 1945.