RAF Valley

Royal Air Force training station on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales

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Frameless

Buildings at RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 116702

Drainage discharge from RAF Valley at Traeth Cymyran at low tide - geograph.org.uk - 787113

Entering the RAF Valley base area - geograph.org.uk - 768038

Grounds maintenance at RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 768452

Hangars at Site 2, RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 769793

Plas Llanfair-yn-neubwll Farm with an ubiquitous Hawk above - geograph.org.uk - 769257

RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 50990

RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 760924

RAF Valley - Medical Centre - geograph.org.uk - 768460

RAF Valley with the mountains of Snowdonia in the background - geograph.org.uk - 760936

Ready for take-off - geograph.org.uk - 772157

Rhosneigr - geograph.org.uk - 82709

Sand dunes south of Valley Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 763832

Sepecat Jaguar GR3A, UK - Air Force AN0645723

Sepecat Jaguar T4, UK - Air Force AN0645725

Smoke on ........GO^ - geograph.org.uk - 51091

Taking Off - geograph.org.uk - 769532

The former AGWOEU site seen over the dunes - geograph.org.uk - 772035

The star turn - geograph.org.uk - 768966

The Ynys Feirig complex at low tide - geograph.org.uk - 787161

Traeth Cymyran at low tide - geograph.org.uk - 764842

View NW from the taxiing area of Runway 32 - geograph.org.uk - 772091

White houses by RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 358568

WV396 - The Gate Guard at RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 772174

Ysgol y Tywyn Primary School, RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 768047

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
base	1855	Caernarfon Barracks	barracks		Wikidata
base		RAF Bodorgan	Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Holyhead	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base		RAF Llandwrog	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base		RAF Mona	No. 22 Group RAF, Royal Air Force station, aerodrome		Wikidata
base	1937	RAF Penrhos	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base		RAF Trewan Sands	radar station, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Valley	Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
castle	1283	Caernarfon Castle	Cadw, tourist attraction, archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Caer Gybi	churchyard wall, castellum, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Castell Bryn Gwyn	Cadw, archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1775	Fort Belan	fort		Wikidata
fort		The Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
museum		Plas Newydd Military Museum	military museum, National Trust, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1960	Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Caernarfon town walls	city walls, Cadw, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2006	Buildings at RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 116702			Wikimedia
image	2008	Drainage discharge from RAF Valley at Traeth Cymyran at low tide - geograph.org.uk - 787113			Wikimedia
image	2008	Entering the RAF Valley base area - geograph.org.uk - 768038			Wikimedia
image	2008	Grounds maintenance at RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 768452			Wikimedia
image	2008	Hangars at Site 2, RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 769793			Wikimedia
image	2008	Plas Llanfair-yn-neubwll Farm with an ubiquitous Hawk above - geograph.org.uk - 769257			Wikimedia
image	2005	RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 50990			Wikimedia
image	2007	RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 760924			Wikimedia
image	2008	RAF Valley - Medical Centre - geograph.org.uk - 768460			Wikimedia
image	2007	RAF Valley with the mountains of Snowdonia in the background - geograph.org.uk - 760936			Wikimedia
image	2008	Ready for take-off - geograph.org.uk - 772157			Wikimedia
image	2005	Rhosneigr - geograph.org.uk - 82709			Wikimedia
image	2008	Sand dunes south of Valley Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 763832			Wikimedia
image		Sepecat Jaguar GR3A, UK - Air Force AN0645723			Wikimedia
image		Sepecat Jaguar T4, UK - Air Force AN0645725			Wikimedia
image	2005	Smoke on ........GO^ - geograph.org.uk - 51091			Wikimedia
image	2008	Taking Off - geograph.org.uk - 769532			Wikimedia
image	2008	The former AGWOEU site seen over the dunes - geograph.org.uk - 772035			Wikimedia
image	2008	The star turn - geograph.org.uk - 768966			Wikimedia
image	2008	The Ynys Feirig complex at low tide - geograph.org.uk - 787161			Wikimedia
image	2008	Traeth Cymyran at low tide - geograph.org.uk - 764842			Wikimedia
image	2008	View NW from the taxiing area of Runway 32 - geograph.org.uk - 772091			Wikimedia
image	2000	White houses by RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 358568			Wikimedia
image	2008	WV396 - The Gate Guard at RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 772174			Wikimedia
image	2008	Ysgol y Tywyn Primary School, RAF Valley - geograph.org.uk - 768047			Wikimedia