About: RAF Watchfield

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RAF Watchfield is a former Royal Air Force station, opened in England in 1940 just north of Watchfield village (at that time in Berkshire, now in Oxfordshire). Its nearest towns were Highworth (Wiltshire), 3 miles (5 km) to the west, and Faringdon (Oxfordshire), 3.5 miles (6 km) to the north-east.

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rdfs:comment	RAF Watchfield is a former Royal Air Force station, opened in England in 1940 just north of Watchfield village (at that time in Berkshire, now in Oxfordshire). Its nearest towns were Highworth (Wiltshire), 3 miles (5 km) to the west, and Faringdon (Oxfordshire), 3.5 miles (6 km) to the north-east. (en)
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