RAF Blakehill Farm

former RAF airfield southwest of Cricklade in Wiltshire, England, operational 1944 - 1952

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1944 — 1952 XF  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, aerodrome, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

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Location: 51.622, -1.888, ///coconuts.galloped.trams, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1643-09-18T00:00:00Z

Battle of Aldbourne Chase

0556-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Beran Byrig

0878-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Chippenham

0628-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cirencester

0825-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Ellandun

1387-12-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of Radcot Bridge

1643-07-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Roundway Down

0715-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Woden's Burg

0592-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Woden's Burg

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Frameless

Douglas Dakota Mark III from No 233 Squadron RAF (July 1944)

Memorial bench, RAF Blakehill Farm, near Cricklade - geograph.org.uk - 1733220

RAF Blakehill Farm - geograph.org.uk - 436575

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Aldbourne Chase	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	556	Battle of Beran Byrig	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	878	Battle of Chippenham	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	628	Battle of Cirencester	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	825	Battle of Ellandun	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1387	Battle of Radcot Bridge	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Roundway Down	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	715	Battle of Woden's Burg	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	592	Battle of Woden's Burg	battle, google		Wikidata
bunker		Stroud Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Ullenwood Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker		Wikidata
castle	1991	The Merchants House	museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1956	REME Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Royal Army Chaplains' Museum	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	1944	Douglas Dakota Mark III from No 233 Squadron RAF (July 1944)			Wikimedia
image	2010	Memorial bench, RAF Blakehill Farm, near Cricklade - geograph.org.uk - 1733220			Wikimedia
image	2007	RAF Blakehill Farm - geograph.org.uk - 436575			Wikimedia