RAF Welford, Royal Air Force station near Welford, Berkshire, United Kingdom
RAF Welford is a Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England, used primarily as a weapons storage facility shared with the United States Air Force. The site covers a large area of countryside and is structured around secure storage bunkers rather than active flight operations.
The base was built during World War II and first served as an active military airfield used by Allied forces. After the war it gradually shifted to its current role as a weapons storage site, a function it has held for several decades.
RAF Welford is an active military installation and is not open to the general public. Anyone needing access for official or professional reasons should contact the base directly well in advance.
Although it carries the RAF name, RAF Welford is operated mainly by the United States Air Force and is considered one of the largest weapons storage sites in Europe. This makes it one of the few bases of its kind on British soil that functions almost entirely under American operational control.
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