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Air Test and Evaluation Centre (operated in partnership with
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fighter jets for testing against electronic warfare threats.
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testing site, on the south-eastern outskirts of the town of
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heavy bomber on 26 February 1930. A second Virginia unit,
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From 1 May 2007, Boscombe Down became the home of the
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1635:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
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1023:Blind Approach Training and Development Unit RAF
528:, arrived on 1 April 1931 and also operated the
1604:Royal Aeronautical Society Boscombe Down Branch
1555:"Empire Test Pilot School contact information"
1378:. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 47
801:Aircraft and Armament Evaluation Establishment
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2037:"MOD Boscombe Down Defence Aerodrome Manual"
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2535:– Long Term Partnering Agreement website
2485:. Crowborough, UK: Hikoki Publications.
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2937:Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment
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2463:, UK: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
2256:"MOD Boscombe Down – Who's Based Here"
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296:Southampton University Air Squadron
272:Aircraft Test and Evaluation Centre
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3001:Combined Cadet Force (RAF section)
2175:Allison, George (21 August 2024).
2104:Air base in front line fully-armed
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1054:Meteorological Research Flight RAF
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953:No. 22 Joint Services Trials Unit
950:No. 13 Joint Services Trials Unit
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1908:. UK Parliament. 3 November 1999
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1600:"MoD Boscombe Down: 1917–2007"
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2470:Royal Air Force Yearbook 1998
2468:March, Peter R. (1998).
2457:Royal Air Force Yearbook 1996
2455:March, Peter R. (1996).
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504:In 1930 the site reopened as
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2413:Jefford, C. G. (1988).
2077:. p. 38. Archived from
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1263:No. 6 Flying Training School
1130:Air and Space Warfare Centre
1123:No. 1 Group (Air Combat) RAF
944:No. 6 Training Depot Station
651:at Boscombe Down during the
520:which started operating the
512:command, the fore-runner of
510:Air Defence of Great Britain
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2781:RAF Search and Rescue Force
1884:Wiltshire Community History
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1004:Test and Evaluation Centre
845:Following the creation of
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2932:Air Member for Materiel
2440:. Shrewsbury: Airlife.
2438:Flying units of the RAF
1631:"RAF/MoD Boscombe Down"
1146:Beechcraft King Air 350
805:Defence Research Agency
676:A&AEE Boscombe Down
2124:"RAF Medical Services"
1213:744 Naval Air Squadron
1197:Finnish Defence Forces
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975:893 Naval Air Squadron
970:819 Naval Air Squadron
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2855:List of RAF missiles
2838:List of RAF aircraft
2756:RAF Medical Services
2741:RAF Chaplains Branch
1906:"The Future of DERA"
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873:Quick Reaction Alert
714:No. 249 Squadron RAF
704:No. 109 Squadron RAF
688:Handley Page Halifax
664:RAF Martlesham Heath
647:Personnel work on a
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626:No. 218 Squadron RAF
620:No. 217 Squadron RAF
614:No. 214 Squadron RAF
608:No. 166 Squadron RAF
602:No. 150 Squadron RAF
530:Handley Page Heyford
449:British Armed Forces
309:Airfield information
262:Garrison information
134:51.15750°N 1.74694°W
64:at MOD Boscombe Down
3395:Airports in England
3208:Foster-Miller TALON
3016:RAF Benevolent Fund
2951:symbols and uniform
2584:Ministry of Defence
2481:Mason, Tim (2010).
2281:"MOD Boscombe Down"
1886:. Wiltshire Council
1569:on 16 February 2015
1182:Eurofighter Typhoon
1036:Bustard Flying Club
960:No. 42 Squadron RAF
878:In April 2022, the
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684:No. 35 Squadron RAF
596:No. 97 Squadron RAF
582:No. 88 Squadron RAF
576:No. 78 Squadron RAF
570:No. 58 Squadron RAF
556:No. 51 Squadron RAF
550:No. 10 Squadron RAF
514:RAF Fighter Command
494:166th Aero Squadron
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2912:Chief of Air Staff
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2110:Salisbury Journal
2084:on 9 October 2010
2043:. 1 December 2020
1797:Mason 2010, p. 6.
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411:military aircraft
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