RAF Bolt Head
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RAF Bolt Head
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Royal Air Force Bolt Head or more simply RAF Bolt Head is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of Salcombe on the south Devon coast, England from 1941 to 1945. During the Second World War it was used as a satellite for RAF Exeter. There were two runways, of 3,680 ft at 45° and 4,200 ft at 120°. The Ground Control Interceptor Station (GCI) RAF Hope Cove was established on the northeast side of the field in 1941 to direct fighter operations in the English Channel.
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Former air base in Salcombe, Devon, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bolt_Head
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2023-12-16T17:01:22Z
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