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unusual facts about RAF Waterbeach



No. 514 Squadron RAF

This museum closed in September 2012, as the Barracks closed permanently in March 2013, although the contents have been saved.

Waterbeach

A Royal Air Force station, RAF Waterbeach, was built on the northern edge of the village in 1940, operating under RAF Bomber Command.


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Gilliflower

The rose and gillyflower appear on the station badge of RAF Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, and subsequently on the badge of 39 Engineer Regiment based at Waterbeach Barracks.