RAF Saint Athan is a large
Royal Air Force station in the village of
St Athan in the
Vale of Glamorgan, southern
Wales. It claims to be the largest RAF station (though several gunnery ranges such as
RAF Spadeadam are larger in area). RAF St Athan officially opened on
1 September 1938. The first unit to take up residence was No 4 School of Technical Training. In 1939, the stations activities were expanded with the arrival of a fighter group pool, the School of Air Navigation, and a Maintenance Unit. During
World War II the station had over 14,000 personnel, and was used for training ground and air crew and was linked to the aircraft storage and maintenance facility at LLandow. At one time it was home to a large collection of historical aircraft.
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RAF St. Athan
Airport Name: RAF St. Athan
Airport Location: St. Athan, Wales, United Kingdom
IATA Code: DGX
ICAO Code: EGDX