RAF Acklington
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The former Royal Air Force Station Acklington, commonly known as RAF Acklington, was a Royal Air Force airbase situated near Acklington, in Northumberland, England.
During World War II it was a fighter station, operating as part of No. 13 Group.
The airfield closed in 1972 and is now the site of HMP Acklington prison.
[edit] External links
- http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/acklington.html
- http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/13group.html
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