RAF Haverfordwest
| RAF Haverfordwest | |||||||||||
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| Haverfordwest, Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire in Wales | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command * No. 17 (T) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
Shown within Pembrokeshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°49′53″N 004°57′49″W / 51.83139°N 4.96361°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1945 | ||||||||||
| Fate | became Haverfordwest Airport | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Occupants | 1944 Officers - 232 (12 WAAF) Other Ranks - 1,107 (366 WAAF) | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 50 metres (164 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Haverfordwest or more commonly RAF Haverfordwest, is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire and 11 miles (18 km) south of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Situated north of Haverfordwest, at Withybush, in the community of Rudbaxton, its satellite airfield was RAF Templeton It was operational between 1943 and 1945 and was controlled by No. 17 (T) Group of RAF Coastal Command. On the 1 June 1946 the site was passed over to the Board of Trade.