RAF Kemble Cotswold Airport



the raf kemble main entrance area in 1967 pre-war hangar in left background , spitfire gate guardian


from 1966 until 1983, kemble housed red arrows, raf s aerobatic display team, operated folland gnats , bae hawks. after red arrows moved raf scampton, station used air force maintenance facility, a-10 thunderbolt aircraft, followed northrop f-5s, mcdonnell douglas f-15 eagles, lockheed c-130 hercules , boeing kc-135 stratotankers.


following end of cold war, air force left station , returned ministry of defence (mod). british army made use of site store surplus vehicles , equipment, , military flights ended @ station in march 1993.








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