✈️ RAF Cottesmore

United Kingdom · Europe · 52.73°N, 0.65°W

Royal Air Force Cottesmore or more simply RAF Cottesmore is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. On 15 December 2009, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced that the station would close in 2013 as part of defence spending cuts, along with the retirement of the Harrier GR9 and the disbandment of Joint Force Harrier. The formal closing ceremony took place on 31 March 2011, and the airfield became a satellite of RAF Wittering until March 2012.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	52.73°N, 0.65°W · view on map

RAF Cottesmore is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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Aberporth Airport · Aldergrove Flying Station · Aston Down · Beccles Airfield · Bekesbourne Aerodrome · Beverley Aerodrome · Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport · Bylaugh Hall · Caerwent Training Area · Cardington Airfield.

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