RAF Henlow
| RAF Henlow | |||||||||||||
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| Henlow, Bedfordshire in England | |||||||||||||
RAF Henlow from above | |||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||
| Type | RAF training station | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||
| Controlled by | No. 2 Group | ||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°00′56″N 000°18′12″W / 52.01556°N 0.30333°W | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1918 | ||||||||||||
| Built by | McAlpine (1918) various since | ||||||||||||
| In use | 1918–Present | ||||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||||
| Current commander | Wing Commander Chris Brooke | ||||||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGWE | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 51.2 metres (168 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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| Source': RAF Henlow Defence Aerodrome Manual | |||||||||||||
Royal Air Force Henlow or more simply RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage. It houses the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine and the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG), and was home to the Signals Museum, which closed in June 2024. It formerly hosted light aircraft flying and 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. The Ministry of Defence announced on 6 September 2016 that the base is set to be closed. As of January 2024, the closure and disposal of the station is expected to take place from 2026. Flying activity ceased in July 2020.