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RAF Quedgeley
Located near Quedgeley in Gloucestershire
RAF Quedgeley is located in Gloucestershire
RAF Quedgeley
RAF Quedgeley
Coordinates51°49′13″N 2°16′03″W / 51.8204°N 2.2675°W / 51.8204; -2.2675
TypeNon-flying
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Controlled byRoyal Air Force
Site history
Built1914 (1914)
In use1914-1926
1939-1995
Garrison information
GarrisonRAF Maintenance Command

RAF Quedgeley was a Royal Air Force station near Quedgeley, Gloucestershire.

History

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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 World War II, 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

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The site has subsequently been sold and is being developed for housing (Kingsway Village) and industrial uses.[5][6]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Unit History: RAF Quedgeley". Forces War Records. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ "History of the Filling Factory" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Airfield Research Group Report No 25". Airfield Research Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Monument No. 1583179". Pastscape. Historic England. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ Hall, Matt. "Contracts exchanged on former RAF location in Gloucester". Punchline. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
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