RAF Weston-super-Mare

defunct British airfield

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1939 — 1955

site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

• Freebase entry^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@

Location: 51.3379, -2.9419, ///recent.bells.piles, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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{{{notes}}}\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm@ artillery battery {{{notes}}}\n","link":"","lat":51.3785,"lon":-3.12104,"icon":"/images/1/14/M_fort.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q85673863\" title=\"Q85673863\"\u003EBarry War Museum\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Emilitary museum, organization, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/3815764\"\u003Etripadvisor\u003C/a\u003E {{{notes}}}\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Barry War Museum@ military museum, organization, tripadvisor {{{notes}}}\n","link":"","lat":51.3922,"lon":-3.27337,"icon":"/images/f/f6/Tm_museum.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q5452077\" title=\"Q5452077\"\u003EFiring Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2010 independent museum, military museum, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/3775520\"\u003Etripadvisor\u003C/a\u003E {{{notes}}}\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier@2010 independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor {{{notes}}}\n","link":"","lat":51.4819,"lon":-3.18116,"icon":"/images/f/f6/Tm_museum.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q85673732\" title=\"Q85673732\"\u003EGlamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eheritage centre, military museum, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/3815764\"\u003Etripadvisor\u003C/a\u003E {{{notes}}}\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Glamorgan Wartime Heritage 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Control Tower Weston Airfield

Entrance at Weston airport - geograph.org.uk - 1371889

Old aircraft hangar - geograph.org.uk - 1718156

RAF Locking. Plaque on Flowerdown Bridge in Weston-super-Mare

Royal Air Force Airbus A400M ZM400 in flight over west of England (45158518)

Seaking - Weston Super Mare 2007 (2409904330)

Seaking - Weston Super Mare 2007 (2409905088)

Site of the old Weston Airport - geograph.org.uk - 1371928

Target Dossier for Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Target Dossier for Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Target Dossier for Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Target Dossier for Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

The main runway at Weston Airport

UH1 Huey - Weston Super Mare 2007 (2409872160)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
base		Beachley Barracks	barracks		Wikidata
base		Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport	Royal Air Force station, airport, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base	1972	HMS Flying Fox	naval shore establishment, Royal Navy		Wikidata
base	1843	Horfield Barracks	military base		Wikidata
base	1879	Jellalabad Barracks, Taunton	military base		Wikidata
base	1877	Maindy Barracks	barracks		Wikidata
base	1916	RAF Filton	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	1937	RAF Locking	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base	1942	RAF Merryfield	Royal Air Force station, United States Army Air Forces, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base	1937	RAF Pengam Moors	Royal Air Force station, airport, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base	1942	RAF Rhoose	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base	1926	RAF Weston Zoyland	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base	1939	RAF Weston-super-Mare	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base	1971	RNAS Merryfield	air base		Wikidata
base	1843	Raglan Barracks	military base		Wikidata
base	1967	Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
bunker		Bedminster Sub Control	Bristol City Council, civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker	1950	Brislington Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Cardiff Landaff Sub Control	Cardiff Council, civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Cardiff Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Cardiff Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Landaff Court WW2 Control Cardiff	Cardiff City Council, civil defense center		Wikidata
castle		Banwell Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1268	Caerphilly Castle	Cadw, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Caldicot Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Castell Coch	Cadw, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1067	Chepstow Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Newport Castle	Cadw, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Stogursey Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		St Fagans Castle	manor house, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1129	Taunton Castle	history museum, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1864	Brean Down Fort	artillery fort, contour fort		Wikidata
fort		Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Garden Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		Laboratory Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Lavernock Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks)	fort		Wikidata
fort		Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		Summit Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm	artillery battery		Wikidata
museum		Barry War Museum	military museum, organization, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	2010	Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre	heritage centre, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1850	National Roman Legion Museum	national museum, Museum Wales, military museum, museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1974	Somerset Military Museum	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2007	Control Tower Weston Airfield			Wikimedia
image	2009	Entrance at Weston airport - geograph.org.uk - 1371889			Wikimedia
image	2010	Old aircraft hangar - geograph.org.uk - 1718156			Wikimedia
image	2023	RAF Locking. Plaque on Flowerdown Bridge in Weston-super-Mare			Wikimedia
image	2015	Royal Air Force Airbus A400M ZM400 in flight over west of England (45158518)			Wikimedia
image	2007	Seaking - Weston Super Mare 2007 (2409904330)			Wikimedia
image	2007	Seaking - Weston Super Mare 2007 (2409905088)			Wikimedia
image	2009	Site of the old Weston Airport - geograph.org.uk - 1371928			Wikimedia
image		Target Dossier for Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England			Wikimedia
image		Target Dossier for Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England			Wikimedia
image		Target Dossier for Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England			Wikimedia
image		Target Dossier for Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England			Wikimedia
image	2007	The main runway at Weston Airport			Wikimedia
image	2007	UH1 Huey - Weston Super Mare 2007 (2409872160)			Wikimedia