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Royal Air Force Peterborough or more simply RAF Peterborough is a former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Peterborough city centre and 9.4 miles (15.1 km) southeast of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

RAF Peterborough
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in England
RAF Peterborough Shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°35′19″N 000°16′53″W
Type	Royal Air Force installation
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1932 (1932)
In use	1932-1964 (1964)
Airfield information
Elevation	24 metres (79 ft) AMSL

History

The following units were here at some point:[1]

• No. 1 Aircraft Storage Unit RAF
• No. 1 Pupil Pilots Pool RAF
• No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
• No. 7 (Pilots) Advancing Flying Unit RAF
• No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAF
• No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
• No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School RAF

Current use

The site is currently used for industrial work, and HMP Peterborough prison.[1]

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

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