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RAF Lyneham

former Royal Air Force station in Lyneham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Place Royal Air Force Station Q48770752

Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of
Royal Air Force station, air base[3]
Inception
1940[8]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[2]
Location
Lyneham[7]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 51.505°, -1.993°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Lyneham and Bradenstoke[1]
More facts +8
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
2012[9]
Historic county
Wiltshire[13]
IATA airport code
LYE[5]
ICAO airport code
EGDL[6]
Operator
Royal Air Force[4]
Replaced by
MoD Lyneham[11]
Significant event
Holden's Lightning flight[10]
State of use
decommissioned[12]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 3
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
RAF Lyneham 01.JPG ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11f3w6sp6p
J9U entity ID
987007567770205171

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Country 1
United Kingdom
Instance of 1
air base
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Lyneham and Bradenstoke
Location 1
Lyneham
Operator 1
Royal Air Force
Replaced by 1
MoD Lyneham
← Replaces 1
MoD Lyneham
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  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ICAO airport code → EGDL
    Location → Lyneham
    Instance of → Royal Air Force station, air base
    Operator → Royal Air Force
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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