RAF Filton
RAF Filton 
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| Filton, Gloucestershire in England | |||||||||||
 RAF Filton
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| Coordinates | 51°31′09″N 002°34′43″W / 51.51917°N 2.57861°WCoordinates: 51°31′09″N 002°34′43″W / 51.51917°N 2.57861°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
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| Built | 1915 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1916-1957 | ||||||||||
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First World War Second World War Cuban Missile Crisis |
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| Elevation | 60 metres (197 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Filton or more simply RAF Filton is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station located 5.0 miles (8.0 km) north of the city centre of Bristol, England.
Throughout its existence, RAF Filton shared the airfield with the Bristol Aeroplane Company (later British Aircraft Corporation) whose works, now owned by BAE/Airbus, are situated on the south side of the main runway.
The first squadron to form at the airfield during the First World War was No. 33 Squadron RFC which formed during January 1916 and was composed of elements of No. 20 Squadron RFC which flew the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2. The next squadron was 42 Squadron which moved to Filton during April 1916 from crews of 19 Squadron and again flew the B.E.2.
Then No. 66 (Fighter) Squadron was formed in June 1916 with Sopwith Pup biplanes before the squadron moved on to France in March 1917. The squadron was joined by 62 Squadron in August 1916 when the squadron was formed from elements of No. 7 Training Squadron which were equipped with the Bristol F.2 Fighter from May 1917.
No. 101 Squadron RAF was disbanded at Filton following its return from France in March 1919 where it had flown the Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 as a night bomber squadron. In June 1929 No. 501 (Special Reserve) Squadron RAF was formed at Filton as a day bomber squadron flying Airco DH.9A biplanes. Initially named 'City of Bristol' it was renamed 'County of Gloucester' Squadron in May 1930. It became part of the Auxiliary Air Force in 1936. The Squadron flew Hawker Harts and then the Hawker Hind light bomber from 1938.
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