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in the United Kingdom. It was a communications station and was a small collection of buildings and a large radio mast.
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It was originally opened as a monitor station on 22 June 1942 for the Gee (navigation) network in the Eastern area.
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who climbed the mast and then jumped off and deployed his parachute.
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Former Royal Air Force station in Hertfordshire, England
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In September 2008, the station was broken into by a
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Royston
Hertfordshire
RAF Barkway is located in Hertfordshire
52°00′30″N 000°00′37″E / 52.00833°N 0.01028°E / 52.00833; 0.01028
Royal Air Force station
Ministry of Defence
Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
Royal Air Force
stations
Gee (navigation)
United States Air Forces in Europe
RAF Chicksands
RAF Mildenhall
RAF Lakenheath
RAF Feltwell
RAF Molesworth
RAF Chelveston
RAF Alconbury
RAF Croughton
BASE jumper
Ministry of Defence
List of former Royal Air Force stations
Military Bases in Europe
UK Parliament Publications
"House of Commons Hansard Debates for 12 Jul 1995"
the original
"News"

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