 RAF Gibraltar
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1915 to present | | Location: | 36 9 N - 5 21 W | | 1nm N of Gibraltar - North Front | | ICAO: LXGB | IATA: GIB | Elevation: 15 feet |
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| History of this Base/Heliport: | | |
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.
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