RAF Jurby Head
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RAF Jurby Head is a former Royal Air Force
air weapons range, on the north west coast of the Isle of Man
. The range operated between 1939 and 1993.
The station oversaw the use of the air weapons range, which stretched along the shoreline 13 km and 9 km out to sea. Bombing practices were carried out at sea with the use of dummy bombs, including inert nuclear weapons.
The main user of the range was the United States Air Force (USAF), but the RAF and other NATO air forces used the range regularly.
Many weapon types were used at Jurby Head ranging in weight up to 1,000 lbs. Most weapons were inert and used for training in targeting.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
air weapons range, on the north west coast of the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
. The range operated between 1939 and 1993.
The station oversaw the use of the air weapons range, which stretched along the shoreline 13 km and 9 km out to sea. Bombing practices were carried out at sea with the use of dummy bombs, including inert nuclear weapons.
The main user of the range was the United States Air Force (USAF), but the RAF and other NATO air forces used the range regularly.
Many weapon types were used at Jurby Head ranging in weight up to 1,000 lbs. Most weapons were inert and used for training in targeting.