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Metroland

Royal Air Force Northolt

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Adrian Bleese
Aug 11, 2024
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"Near, near at hand if by train you go,
Metroland, Metroland"
- George R. Sims

Royal Air Force Northolt is three years older than the Royal Air Force itself, having opened as a Royal Flying Corps base in May 1915. It is the oldest, permanently established, Royal Air Force station and the Royal Air Force is the oldest permanently established air force in th…

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