RAF Templeton
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RAF Templeton was a World War II
Royal Air Force
airfield in Pembrokeshire
operational from December 1942 and closed in July 1945. It is named after the village of Templeton
.
RAF Templeton was managed by RAF Coastal Command
, and had a particular role in training for the defence of the oil installations in Milford Haven
.
The site remains in MoD ownership as the Templeton Dry Training Area (part of the Pembrokeshire Defence Training Estate
). It is used for a variety of training tasks, including helicopter and air defence exercises, infantry and driver training. Usage is shared with a number of other activities, including agriculture, storage and model aircraft flying.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Royal Air Force
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...
airfield in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
operational from December 1942 and closed in July 1945. It is named after the village of Templeton
Templeton, Pembrokeshire
Templeton is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales.- Early history :The placename Templeton may derive from “The Templar's Farm” or...
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RAF Templeton was managed by RAF Coastal Command
RAF Coastal Command
RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force . Founded in 1936, it was the RAF's premier maritime arm, after the Royal Navy's secondment of the Fleet Air Arm in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive...
, and had a particular role in training for the defence of the oil installations in Milford Haven
Milford Haven
Milford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, a natural harbour used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was founded in 1790 on the north side of the Waterway, from which it takes its name...
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The site remains in MoD ownership as the Templeton Dry Training Area (part of the Pembrokeshire Defence Training Estate
Castlemartin Training Area
The Castlemartin Army Training Area was established in 1939 and covers 2390 hectares of Pembrokeshire in South Western Wales...
). It is used for a variety of training tasks, including helicopter and air defence exercises, infantry and driver training. Usage is shared with a number of other activities, including agriculture, storage and model aircraft flying.