RAF South Cerney

RAF South Cerney
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	South Cerney, Gloucestershire
Built	1937
In use	1937 - 1972
Elevation AMSL	364 ft / 111 m
Coordinates
Map
RAF South Cerney Location in Gloucestershire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 2,925 892 Grass 09/27 3,225 983 Grass

RAF South Cerney is a former Royal Air Force station located in South Cerney near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England. It is now known as the Duke of Gloucester Barracks.

History

During the Second World War a number of training units were posted to the airfield:

• No. 1 Initial Training School
• No. 2 Flying Training School
• No. 3 Flying Training School
• No. 15 Service Flying Training School
• No. 23 Group Communications Flight
• No. 27 Group Communications Flight
• No. 83 Gliding School
• No. 1519 Beam Approach Training Flight
• No. 1539 Beam Approach Training Flight
• Air Crew Allocation Unit
• Aircrew Officer Training School

The airbase was handed over to the British Army in 1971 and renamed the Duke of Gloucester Barracks.

Runways

The site has two short runways that are regularly used by two commercial freefall parachuting businesses.

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations