Llanbedr Airport

Llanbedr Airport, formerly RAE Llanbedr, is an operational general aviation airport located in the Snowdonia National Park near the village of Llanbedr, Gwynedd, northwest Wales. HistoryIt opened in 1941 as part of RAF Fighter Command's 12 Group. During its life, the base has been known as: RAF Llanbedr until 1957 RAE Llanbedr until 1992 T& EE Llanbedr (Test & Evaluation Establishment) until 1995. DTEO Llanbedr (Defence Test & Evaluation Organisation) until 1997 DERA Llanbedr until 2001, when most of DERA became QinetiQ. The site was (from Spring 1942) an operational base for Towed Target (and in 1943, became the home of the RAF's No. 12 Fighter Gunnery School), and later, Target Drone services to the UK Armed Forces. Target provision services were typically to the Cardigan Bay Ranges (UK Danger Area EGD201, under the control of Aberporth) but Llanbedr targets also worked other UK ranges, including the Royal Artillery range off the Hebrides and occasionally overseas.

Llanbedr Airport, formerly RAE Llanbedr, is an operational general aviation airport located in the Snowdonia National Park near the village of Llanbedr, Gwynedd, northwest Wales. HistoryIt opened in 1941 as part of RAF Fighter Command's 12 Group. During its life, the base has been known as: RAF Llanbedr until 1957 RAE Llanbedr until 1992 T& EE Llanbedr (Test & Evaluation Establishment) until 1995. DTEO Llanbedr (Defence Test & Evaluation Organisation) until 1997 DERA Llanbedr until 2001, when most of DERA became QinetiQ. The site was (from Spring 1942) an operational base for Towed Target (and in 1943, became the home of the RAF's No. 12 Fighter Gunnery School), and later, Target Drone services to the UK Armed Forces. Target provision services were typically to the Cardigan Bay Ranges (UK Danger Area EGD201, under the control of Aberporth) but Llanbedr targets also worked other UK ranges, including the Royal Artillery range off the Hebrides and occasionally overseas.