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Category: Boscombe Down History

1917 – The Airfield is Opened

7th December 2017 admin Boscombe Down History

The airfield opened in 1917 when three Training Squadrons, Nos. 82, 83 and 59, were amalgamated to form No.6 Trading[…]

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1930s – 1940s

5th December 2017 admin Boscombe Down History

1930s RAF Boscombe Down reopened in October 1930 with the new buildings completed, some of which can be seen around[…]

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1950s – 1960s

4th December 2017 admin Boscombe Down History

1950s The 50s saw A&AEE enter a golden age of British aeronautical development with many significant British aircraft making their[…]

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1970s – 1980s

3rd December 2017 admin Boscombe Down History

1970s More new aircraft arrived at the airfield during the 70s for testing though many of these programmes now had[…]

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1990s – 2000s

2nd December 2017 admin Boscombe Down History

1990s Much of the testing and evaluation work in the 1990s concerned support to operations, initially the first Gulf War[…]

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2010s

1st December 2017 admin Boscombe Down History

2010s Since 2010 most of the Boscombe Down site changes have related to further moves of units. Two of the[…]

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