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RAF Locking

RAF Locking was a Royal Air Force station near the village of Locking and about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. During the period 1939 to 2000, the station trained tens of thousands of engineers in the maintenance of aircraft then radar, radio and computers.

No 1 Radio School, No 5 School of Technical Training & Closure and redevelopment

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Owner
Ministry of Defence
Built
1939 (1939)
Condition
Closed
Fate
Site sold and station buildings demolished, redeveloped for commercial and residential use.
In use
1939–2000 (2000)
Operator
Royal Air Force

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No 5 School of Technical Training

No 1 Radio School

Closure and redevelopment

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RAF Locking

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RAF Locking

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related to RAFLAA Monument · 30
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related to The Western Band · 27
RAF Locking → After, Apprentice, At, Band, Bridgnorth, Buckeburg, During, England, Germany, Gulf, Gulf War, In, Mediterranean, Near East Air Force, No, RAF, Regional Bands, Royal Air Force, Saudi Arabia, Southern Band
related to No 1 Radio School · 26
RAF Locking → Air Defence, Air Fields, Communications, Defence School, During, Ground Comms, Ground Radar, Group, Hampshire, Information Systems, It, No, Radio School, Radio School RAF, RAF Cosford, RAF Cranwell, RAF Flowerdown, RAF Training Command, Royal Flying Corps School, School
related to Closure and redevelopment · 23
RAF Locking → Agency, At, Battle, Britain Memorial Flight, Command Pennant, Defence Estates, Flowerdown Park, Freedom, Geoff Symes, GP, Initially, Locking Grove, Locking Parklands, March, North Somerset Council’s, Ownership, Royal Air Force Ensign, September, South West Regional Development, Spitfire MK356
related to Community engagement · 23
RAF Locking → Aid, Borough, British Sports Association, BSAD, Civil Powers, Disabled BSAD, Entry, Flowerdown Fair, Freedom, Fund, In, In December, Initially, Much, Peace, Personnel, Royal Air Force Association, Royal Air Force Benevolent, Teams, Uphill
related to No 5 School of Technical Training · 23
RAF Locking → Aircraft, Avro Ansons, Commons, Early, Fleet Air Arm, Gloster Meteors, Government, Handley Page Victor, Hawker Hunters, House, Its, Locking, May, No, RAF, RAF Expansion Debate, School, Speculation, Technical Training, Thousands
related to Apprentice Training · 17
RAF Locking → Apprentice, Apprentice Training, At, At Locking, Corporals, Craft Apprentice, In, Initially, Junior Technicians, Lastly, Later, Mechanic Apprentice, RAF, RAF Cosford, RAF Cranwell, Senior Aircraftsmen, Technician Apprentice
related to Boy Entrant Training · 11
RAF Locking → After, Boy Scouts Association, In May, November, RAF Cosford, Recruits, Royal Air Force, School Certificate, Subsequent, The, They
related to Notable visitors · 11
RAF Locking → Air Commodore, April, August, Duke, Group Captain Prince George, He, July, Kent, Marshall, RAF, RAF Lord Trenchard
Built · 1
RAF Locking → 1939 (1939)

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RAF LockingBuilt1939 (1939)1.00infobox
RAF LockingConditionClosed1.00infobox
RAF LockingCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
RAF LockingFateSite sold and station buildings demolished, redeveloped for commercial and residential use.1.00infobox
RAF LockingIn use1939–2000 (2000)1.00infobox
RAF LockingOperatorRoyal Air Force1.00infobox
RAF LockingOwnerMinistry of Defence1.00infobox
RAF LockingTypeRoyal Air Force training station1.00infobox
their local education authority or the Boy Scouts Associationinstance ofRecruits needed nomination by an approved organisation0.80text
RAF Lockingrelated to Apprentice TrainingIn0.60section
RAF Lockingrelated to Apprentice TrainingApprentice Training0.60section
RAF Lockingrelated to Apprentice TrainingRAF Cranwell0.60section

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