Royal Air Force Snailwell or more simply RAF Snailwell is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Newmarket, Suffolk, England.
RAF Snailwell USAAF Station 361 | |||||||||||
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Snailwell, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||||
RAF Snailwell Shown within Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°16′28″N 000°25′11″E | ||||||||||
Code | SW | ||||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Army Cooperation Command 1941-43 RAF Fighter Command 1943-44 RAF Technical Training Command 1944- | ||||||||||
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Built | 1940 (1940)/41 | ||||||||||
In use | March 1941 - 1946 (1946) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 21 metres (69 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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The site has now returned to agriculture and paddocks.
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