Former RAF Penrhos AB

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 Second World War 1939-1945, abandoned / shut down, RAF - Royal Air Force, draw only border, closed / former military, historical layer / disappeared object
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RAF Penrhos was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield at Penrhos. It was operational from 1 February 1937 to 21 October 1946 for armarment training, air observer, bombing and gunnery schools (9 Observer Advance Flying Unit Penrhos). Part of the site is now Pen-y-berth caravan park. The association which led in later years to the Polish Resettlement Corps using the site to house Polish soldiers, sailors and airmen who chose not to return to communist Poland. To this day, part of RAF Penrhos is in use as an old people's home for elderly Poles.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Penrhos
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Coordinates:   52°52'29"N   4°28'32"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago