RAF Boddington
Encyclopedia
RAF Boddington was a non-flying Royal Air Force
station in Boddington, Gloucestershire
, and was the former home of 9 Signals Unit.
Boddington was the first computerised communication centre in the 1950s when it was run by the Army. The tradition of computerised relay communications has continued to the present day. The station closed on 14 December 2007.
under the guard of the Gloucestershire Regiment. It was later controlled by the Royal Signal Corps before passing to the Royal Air Force
.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
station in Boddington, Gloucestershire
Boddington, Gloucestershire
Boddington is a village and parish near Cheltenham. It is home to RAF Boddington....
, and was the former home of 9 Signals Unit.
Boddington was the first computerised communication centre in the 1950s when it was run by the Army. The tradition of computerised relay communications has continued to the present day. The station closed on 14 December 2007.
History
The station was established in 1940 as an army telephone exchange operated by the Auxiliary Territorial ServiceAuxiliary Territorial Service
The Auxiliary Territorial Service was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War...
under the guard of the Gloucestershire Regiment. It was later controlled by the Royal Signal Corps before passing to the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
.