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6 unusual facts about Yatesbury


104th Aero Squadron

Other flights went to the Mechanics School at RFC Salisbury, RFC Andover and the motor transport school at RFC Yatesbury.

Albert Joscelyne

He was Bishop Coadjutor of Jamaica (1905–1913), and then served as a priest in the Diocese of Salisbury, becoming Prebendary of Yatesbury and Archdeacon of Sherborne (1919–1941).

No. 1 Wing RAF

Only two months after its disbandment, the wing was re-established at Yatesbury on 15 May 1919.

No. 7 Squadron RAAF

No. 7 Squadron was first formed during World War I, being raised as a flying training squadron of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) at Yatesbury, England, on 24 October 1917.

No. 8 Squadron RAAF

No. 8 Squadron was first formed during World War I, being raised as a flying training squadron of the Australian Flying Corps at Yatesbury, England, during on 25 October 1917.

Yatesbury

The buildings, site and surrounding area were featured in the video to the 1988 No.1 hit song "Doctorin' the Tardis" by The Timelords.


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128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron

There, the 840th was detached to the Royal Flying Corps for technical training, arriving at the No. 3 Western Aircraft Depot, RFC Yatesbury, Wiltshire, on 4 May.


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