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RAF St Pancras

Coordinates: 51°32′01″N 000°07′28″W / 51.53361°N 0.12444°W / 51.53361; -0.12444
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Harrier XV741 landing at St Pancras
image icon Harrier GR.1 landing at St Pancras from Royal Air Force Museum
RAF St Pancras
RAF St Pancras is located in Greater London
RAF St Pancras
RAF St Pancras
Shown within London
Coordinates51°32′01″N 000°07′28″W / 51.53361°N 0.12444°W / 51.53361; -0.12444
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Site history
Built1969 (1969)
In useMay 1969 – May 1969

RAF St Pancras was a temporary, but official, Royal Air Force station established in the Somers Town Goods Yard beside St Pancras railway station in London. The base was opened and closed in May 1969 in order to serve the winning entry of Flt Lt Tom Lecky-Thompson and Harrier XV741 in the Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Nigel (2009). "Stop & Examine". Rail (630). Bauer: 79.