RAF Upwood
RAF Upwood 
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RAF Upwood Station Crest
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Flying Corps 1917-1919 Royal Air Force 1936-1981 United States Air Force 1981-2012 |
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| Location | Upwood, Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1917 and 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1917-1919, 1936-2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 72 ft / 22 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°26′25″N 000°08′02″W / 52.44028°N 0.13389°WCoordinates: 52°26′25″N 000°08′02″W / 52.44028°N 0.13389°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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 RAF Upwood
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Royal Air Force Upwood or more simply RAF Upwood is a former Royal Air Force station adjacent to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England in the United Kingdom.
It was a non-flying station which was under the control of the United States Air Force from 1981, and one of three RAF stations in Cambridgeshire used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Upwood, along with RAF Molesworth and RAF Alconbury are considered the "Tri-Base Area" due to their close geographic proximity, and interdependency.
The Royal Flying Corps requisitioned 160 acres (0.65 km2) of farmland near the village of Upwood in 1917. In September of that year the station opened as Bury (Ramsey). This initial name referred to its location near the village of Bury and the larger market town of Ramsey. Initially there were no permanent flying units assigned to the station. Instead, No. 75 Squadron flying BE.2 aircraft out of nearby Elmswell, Suffolk used the station as a night-landing ground and satellite field.
Upon opening, there were no permanent buildings at the airfield. By the summer of 1918 a number of huts and five hangars were in place. It was during this time that the field was renamed Upwood.
In July 1918, No. 191 (Night) Training Squadron moved to Upwood. In addition to BE.2s, 191 NTS also flew the DH.6. Whilst at Upwood they converted to the FE.2b.
In October 1918, No. 190 (Night) Training Squadron arrived flying the 504K.
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