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RAF Barkway

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| location = Barkway,Nr Royston Hertfordshire
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”’RAF Barkway”’ is one the smallest RAF stations in the UK, it is a Communications Station and is a small collection of buildings and a large radio mast<ref>http://www.yannone.org/military-bases-Europe.html</ref><ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040105/text/40105w26.htm</ref>.

==History==
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It was originally opened as a monitor station on 22 June 1942 for the GEE (navigation) network in the Eastern area.

===Current Use===

The base is currently by the [[United States Air Force]] ([[USAFE]])<ref>http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199495/cmhansrd/1995-07-12/Writtens-14.html</ref>.

==External Links==

* [http://cameracon.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=1970429%3APhoto%3A4734 Photo of RAF Barkway accessed 2008-10-02]

==References==
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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Hertfordshire|Barkway]]

(Via Wikipedia – New pages [en].)

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