RAF Peterborough
Former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire, England
title: "RAF Peterborough" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["royal-air-force-stations-in-northamptonshire", "military-airbases-established-in-1932", "1932-establishments-in-england", "military-airbases-closed-in-1964", "history-of-peterborough", "buildings-and-structures-in-peterborough", "organisations-based-in-peterborough"] description: "Former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire, England" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Peterborough" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire, England ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | RAF Peterborough |
| ensign | Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
| ensign_size | 90px |
| location | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| country | England |
| image | Target Dossier for Petersborough, Northamptonshire, England - DPLA - 2f29826230f6eebe83835bb83b5e5b98 (page 2).jpg |
| caption | RAF Peterborough on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1939 |
| pushpin_map | Cambridgeshire |
| pushpin_label | RAF Peterborough |
| pushpin_map_caption | Shown within Cambridgeshire |
| coordinates | |
| type | Royal Air Force installation |
| ownership | Ministry of Defence |
| operator | Royal Air Force |
| built | |
| used | 1932- |
| current_commander | |
| past_commanders | |
| elevation | 24 m |
| r1-length | |
| :: |
| name = RAF Peterborough | ensign= Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg | ensign_size= 90px | native_name = | partof = | location = Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | nearest_town = | country = England | image = Target Dossier for Petersborough, Northamptonshire, England - DPLA - 2f29826230f6eebe83835bb83b5e5b98 (page 2).jpg | caption = RAF Peterborough on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1939 | pushpin_map = Cambridgeshire | pushpin_label = RAF Peterborough | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Cambridgeshire | coordinates = | type = Royal Air Force installation | code = | site_area = | height = | ownership = Ministry of Defence | operator = Royal Air Force | controlledby = | open_to_public = | condition = | built = | builder = | used = 1932- | materials = | fate = | battles = | events = | current_commander = | past_commanders= | garrison = | occupants = | elevation = 24 m | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | r1-number = | r1-length = | r1-surface = | website = Royal Air Force Peterborough or more simply RAF Peterborough is a former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire located 2 mi northwest of Peterborough city centre and 9.4 mi southeast of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
History
The following units were here at some point:
- No. 1 Aircraft Storage Unit RAF
- No. 1 Pupil Pilots Pool RAF
- No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
- No. 7 (Pilots) Advancing Flying Unit RAF
- No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAF
- No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School RAF
Current use
The site is currently used for industrial work, and HMP Peterborough prison.
References
References
- "Peterborough II (Westwood)". [[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]].
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