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Alt Name: Yapton. Opened: 1918. Status in 1944: RAF. 11 Grp. Night Fighter Fwd A/F. RN HMS Peregrine. Current use: Prison. Remarks: Runway still exists (Site of regular Sunday market), hangars in use for industry. Bulk of domestic site in use as Open Prison. (06/2002)
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