RAF Llandow
Organisations based in the Vale of GlamorganRoyal Air Force stations in WalesRoyal Air Force stations of World War II in the United KingdomUse British English from May 2013
Royal Air Force Llandow, or more simply RAF Llandow, is a former Royal Air Force station situated near the village of Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, 15 miles (24 km) west of Cardiff. It opened in 1940 and closed in 1957. It was while training at this airfield in 1941 that John Gillespie Magee, Jr. wrote his famous poem, "High Flight."
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Llantwit Major Road,
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N 51.433333333333 ° | E -3.4958333333333 ° |
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South Wales Karting Centre
Llantwit Major Road
CF71 7NS , Llandow
Wales, United Kingdom
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