RAF Broadwell
| RAF Broadwell | |||||||||||
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| Broadwell, Oxfordshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Transport Command | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°45′25″N 1°38′22″W / 51.75694°N 1.63944°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943–1947 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Broadwell or more simply RAF Broadwell is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles north of Broadwell and 3 miles southeast of Burford, Oxfordshire, and within 2 miles of RAF Brize Norton.
It opened on 15 November 1943, operating under RAF Transport Command, and closed on 31 March 1947. It had three concrete runways in a triangular configuration.