RAF Silverstone | |||||||||||
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| Silverstone, Northamptonshire in England | |||||||||||
 RAF Silverstone in 1945. | |||||||||||
.svg)  RAF Silverstone Shown within Northamptonshire  RAF Silverstone RAF Silverstone (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°04′19″N 001°00′44″W / 52.07194°N 1.01222°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1947 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 156 metres (512 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Silverstone or more simply RAF Silverstone is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station, built during the Second World War, and used by the RAF from 1943 until 1947. It straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border 10 miles (16 km) south west of Northampton, and is named after the nearby village of Silverstone.
In 1948 the Royal Automobile Club hosted the first British Grand Prix at this location, and the site is now a racing circuit known simply as 'Silverstone'.