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Royal Air Force Station Jurby or more simply RAF Jurby was a former Royal Air Force station built in the north west of the Isle of Man. It was opened in 1939 on of land acquired by the Air Ministry in 1937, under the control of No. 29 Group, RAF. During World War II the station was used for training as No 5 Armament Training Station, No 5 Air Observer School, No 5 Bombing & Gunnery School, and the Air Navigation & Bombing School, in addition to a variety of operational squadrons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RAF Jurby )〕 Jurby was originally a grass airfield but was later equipped with hard runways. Operationally it helped protect Belfast and Liverpool from German air raids. RAF Jurby closed in 1963. The main East/West runway is bisected by a road, from when the runway was extended after the end of World War II to be able to accept Viscount turboprop airliners. As the existing road was in the way, the runway was extended over it. To facilitate its use, barriers were placed across the road and the road was closed whilst the runway was in use. During the 1950s and 60s the No 1 Directorate of Initial Officer Training (DIOT) was based at RAF Jurby, jokingly referred to by the trainee cadets as the "Camp on Blood Island". ==History== 09/39 to 02/44, No 5 Bombing and Gunnery School with Fairey Battle, Bristol Blenheim and Wallace aircraft. 07/41, Renamed No 5 Air Observer School, with Avro Anson, Hawker Henley and Handley Page Hampdens. 307 Sqn Boulton Paul Defiants here autumn 1940. 01/41 to 03/42, 258, 302 and 312 Sqns with Hawker Hurricanes. 08/41 to 03/42, 457 Sqn with Supermarine Spitfires, these were also detached to RAF Andreas. 02/44 to 09/46, Air Navigation and Bombing School with Ansons and Vickers Wellingtons. 5/45, Renamed No 5 Air Navigation School, moved to RAF Topcliffe. 09/46 to 10/47, No 11 Air Gunnery School from Andreas. Airfield then on care and maintenance. 04/50 to 07/53, No 1 Initial Training School. 09/53 to 09/63, Officer Cadet Training Unit from Millom. 02/64 to /72, After RAF closure used as a diversion airfield for RAF Ronaldsway. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RAF Jurby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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