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RAF Sealand
RAF Sealand is a Royal Air Force station in Flintshire, North Wales.
Sealand is a communications support base for RAF operations around the world. It functions as a first line repair base for avionics equipment for all three services. No 631 Volunteer Glider School operates at Sealand.
It was originally a civilian airfield and was taken over by the military in 1916 for training. No 30 Maintenance unit was formed there in 1939. In 1951 the base was taken over by the United States Air Force, and handed back to the RAF in 1957.
Under the round of defence cuts announced in 2004 RAF Sealand is scheduled to close in April 2006, the units there being moved to RAF Scampton.
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