Swansea Airport is located in the middle of Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 6 miles to the west of Swansea, Wales.
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Runway 04 from the cockpit of an aircraft about to land
Royal Air Force Fairwood Common, or more simply RAF Fairwood Common, is a former Royal Air Force sector station located on Fairwood Common, on the Gower Peninsula, to the west of Swansea. It is now th
Swansea Airport
…Swansea Airport was built on what was originally common land during the Second World War. The aerodrome was declared operational on 15 June 1941 as RAF Fairwood Common, after taking nearly a year to develop. It was built as a day and night fighter station within 10 Group RAF Fighter Command. The aerodrome became a…
Fitters working on a Rolls-Royce Merlin III aircraft engine of a No. 125 Squadron RAF, Boulton Paul Defiant, at RAF Fairwood Common, January 1942.
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, at the controls of a De Havilland Mosquito F Mk.II, of No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron, during his visit to RAF Fairwood Common.
Supermarine Walrus, an example of the type used by 'D' flight