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gibraltar RAF Gibraltar

gibraltar


   

1915 to present

Location: 36 9 N     -     5 21 W
1nm N of Gibraltar - North Front
ICAO: LXGBIATA: GIBElevation: 15 feet


History of this Base/Heliport: Help Us    

  • Opened in 1915 on the old Gibraltar racecourse, it became an RAF base after WWI. It transferred briefly to RN adminstration in Sep 1940 under HMS Cormorant until Aug 1941, when it was handed back to the RAF. Shortly after the last permanently based RAF unit withdrew, RAF North Front was renamed RAF Gibraltar on 30 Nov 1966 and came under Coastal Command direction. RAF aircraft still stage through and RN Ships' Flights often alight here, while the parent ship is visiting the nearby naval dockyard.
     


  • Units who served in this Base/Heliport: Login to Edit    

        Viewing: Historical Units

    YearsRotary Wing Aircraft Unitbold : Current Model
    italic: Model not used at this base
    normal: Unit no longer at this base
    1966UK 846 squadronSea King HC.4 1979/now
    whirlwind 1962/64






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