RAF Weston-super-Mare
| RAF Weston-super-Mare | |||||||||||
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| Weston-super-Mare, Somerset in England | |||||||||||
The main runway photographed in 2007 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°20′07″N 2°56′28″W / 51.33528°N 2.94111°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1936 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1936-1988 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Weston-super-Mare, or more simply RAF Weston-super-Mare, is a former Royal Air Force station which was located on a civilian airfield in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.
It was set up as a municipal civilian airport in the 1930s before being taken over by the RAF in the Second World War for training and technical services. It was also the site of an aircraft production facility. In the postwar period it was used by Westland Helicopters. It is now home to the Helicopter Museum and a housing estate.