Royal Air Force Snailwell or more simply RAF Snailwell is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, located 3 mi north of Newmarket, Suffolk, England.

History

Operational Royal Air Force units and aircraft

• No. 2 Heavy Glider Maintenance Unit • No. 3 Group Communication Flight RAF • No. 5 (RCAF) Casualty Air Evacuation Unit • No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School RAF • No. 417 Repair & Salvage Unit • No. 2720 Squadron RAF Regiment • No. 2751 Squadron RAF Regiment • No. 2759 Squadron RAF Regiment • No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment • No. 2809 Squadron RAF Regiment • No. 2876 Squadron RAF Regiment • No. 3207 Servicing Commando • RAF (Belgian) Training School RAF

Current use

The site has now returned to agriculture and paddocks.

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