Coordinates: 51°14′19″N 1°47′02″W / 51.2387°N 1.7838°W
| Netheravon | |
.png)  Netheravon
 Netheravon shown within Wiltshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Shire county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire | |
Netheravon is a village in the English county of Wiltshire.
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Location
Position: grid reference SU1448
Nearby towns and cities: Amesbury, Devizes, Salisbury, Swindon
Nearby villages: Figheldean, Fittleton, Enford, Everleigh
Netheravon airfield
The airfield came into use before WW1 and was used initially for Balloon operations. Aircraft were flown by the Royal Flying Corps, again before WW1. The RFC became the Royal Air Force in 1918. In World War II the airfield was known as RAF Netheravon.
The airfield is claimed to be the longest continuously operated airfield in the world and is now operated by 7 Regt AAC(V) of the Army Air Corps as AAC Netheravon. Also on site at Airfield Camp in 2002 were 2 and 4 MI Battalions, Intelligence Corps.
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