RAF Snailwell
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CodeSW
OwnerAir Ministry
| RAF Snailwell USAAF Station 361   | |||||||||||
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| Near Snailwell, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||||
 Aerial photograph of Snailwell airfield, 26 July 1942 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | SW | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Army Cooperation Command 1941-43 RAF Fighter Command 1943-44 RAF Technical Training Command 1944- | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  RAF Snailwell Shown within Cambridgeshire  RAF Snailwell RAF Snailwell (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°16′28″N 000°25′11″E / 52.27444°N 0.41972°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940/41 | ||||||||||
| In use | March 1941 – 1946 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 metres (69 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Snailwell or more simply RAF Snailwell is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, located 3 miles (5 km) north of Newmarket, Suffolk, England.
- USAAF 347th Fighter Squadron[2] — Bell P-39 Airacobra[3]
