RAF Yatesbury
| RAF Yatesbury | |
|---|---|
Hangar at West Camp, 2014 | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | RAF Technical Training Command |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°26′13″N 1°55′26″W / 51.43694°N 1.92389°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1916 |
| In use | 1916-1965 |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War Cold War |
RAF Yatesbury is a former Royal Air Force airfield near the village of Yatesbury, Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the town of Calne. It was an important training establishment in the First and Second World Wars and until its closure in 1965. For a time in the 1950s, part of the site became RAF Cherhill.