RAF Quedgeley
RAF Quedgeley | |
|---|---|
| Near Quedgeley, Gloucestershire in England | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Non-flying Royal Air Force station |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force |
| Location | |
  RAF Quedgeley Shown within Gloucestershire  RAF Quedgeley RAF Quedgeley (the United Kingdom) | |
| Coordinates | 51°49′13″N 2°16′03″W / 51.8204°N 2.2675°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1914 |
| In use | 1914-1926 1939-1995 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | RAF Maintenance Command |
Royal Air Force Quedgeley or more simply RAF Quedgeley is a former Royal Air Force station near Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, England which opened in 1914.
History
[edit]The site was first occupied in 1914. It closed as an independent RAF unit on 13 February 1995.[1]
As of 1915 part of the site was the No 5 National Filling Factory[2] which supplied ammunition during the First World War. At one point 6364 people, mainly women, were employed at the site. The factory produced over 10.5 million 14" and 16" shells, 7 million cartridges and 23 million fuses and other components. The site also included a horse convalescence unit.[3]
The buildings were demolished between 1924 and 1926.
In the Second World War, No. 7 Maintenance Unit, RAF Quedgeley was opened on 15 April 1939 as a storage and maintenance site for aircraft equipment and motor vehicles.[1] It continued in this logistics role until its closure in 1995,[4] with the storage of large quantities of basic equipment such as furniture.
Current use
[edit]The site has subsequently been sold and is being developed for housing (Kingsway Village) and industrial uses.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Unit History: RAF Quedgeley". Forces War Records. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "History of the Filling Factory" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Airfield Research Group Report No 25". Airfield Research Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Monument No. 1583179". Pastscape. Historic England. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Hall, Matt. "Contracts exchanged on former RAF location in Gloucester". Punchline. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Burgess, Shane. "Housing Supply and demand in Gloucester: A case study of RAF Quedgeley - Kingsway". doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.19895.52647. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.