RAF Waterbeach
| RAF Waterbeach | |||||||||||
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| Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||||
1945 aerial photograph | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command (1941-45) * No. 3 Group RAF RAF Transport Command (1945-50) RAF Fighter Command (1950-) * No. 11 Group RAF RAF Training Command * No. 38 Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°16′28″N 000°11′24″E / 52.27444°N 0.19000°E | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | TL495665 | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
| In use | 11 January 1941 - 2013 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Waterbeach or more simply RAF Waterbeach is a former Royal Air Force station located in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire which is about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Cambridge, England. The site was transferred to the Royal Engineers, part of the British Army, in 1966, as Waterbeach Barracks.