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Royal Air Force Moreton Valence or more simply RAF Moreton Valence is a former Royal Air Force installation located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Gloucester, Gloucestershire and 24 kilometres (15 mi) northwest of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.

History

RAF Moreton Valence opened in 1939 and was closed in 1962. The airfield was situated between the A38 and B4008 roads east of the village of Moreton Valence, and was also known as Haresfield airfield. During World War Two, it had three concrete runways and associated aircraft hangars including A1, blister, B1 and B2 types. It was a satellite of RAF Staverton and was used by an Advanced Flying Unit of Royal Air Force Flying Training Command. During World War Two, it also hosted secret tests of the Armstrong Whitworth Albermarle bomber. In the post-war period, it was used by Gloucester aircraft for testing Meteor jet aircraft and was also used for final completion of Gloucester Javelin fighters which were built in Brockworth and flown the short distance to Moreton Valence, the runway at Brockworth being too short to safely allow a completed Javelin to take off. The airfield site has been subsequently bisected by the M5 and some areas are used for industrial parks.

The following units were posted here:^[1]

No. 3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 6 AONS
No. 6 AOS
No. 6 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 6 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 12 (RNZAF) Personnel Reception Centre.
No. 83 Elementary Gliding Squadron RAF
No. 83 Gliding Squadron RAF
Gloster Aircraft Company
Pilot Refresher Training Unit.

References

^ "Moreton Valence (Haresfield)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

51°47′13″N 2°17′46″W / 51.787°N 2.296°W / 51.787; -2.296

[ABCT-1] "Moreton Valence (Haresfield)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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 RAF Moreton Valence opened in 1939 and was closed in 1962. The airfield was situated between the A38 and B4008 roads east of the village of Moreton Valence, and was also known as Haresfield airfield. During World War Two, it had three concrete runways and associated aircraft hangars including A1, blister, B1 and B2 types. It was a satellite of RAF Staverton and was used by an Advanced Flying Unit of Royal Air Force Flying Training Command. During World War Two, it also hosted secret tests of the Armstrong Whitworth Albermarle bomber. In the post-war period, it was used by Gloucester aircraft for testing Meteor jet aircraft and was also used for final completion of Gloucester Javelin fighters which were built in Brockworth and flown the short distance to Moreton Valence, the runway at Brockworth being too short to safely allow a completed Javelin to take off. The airfield site has been subsequently bisected by the M5 and some areas are used for industrial parks.
-The following units were posted here at some point:<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/moreton-valence-haresfield |title=Moreton Valence (Haresfield) |publisher=[[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>
+The following units were posted here:<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/moreton-valence-haresfield |title=Moreton Valence (Haresfield) |publisher=[[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>
 * [[No. 3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF]]
 * No. 6 AONS