Molesworth RAF-USAF base in 1985. Site of ground launched Cruise Missiles in the UK, Cambridgeshire 1985 Royal Air Force Molesworth or more simply RAF Molesworth is a Royal Air Force station located near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England with a history dating back to 1917. Its runway and flight line facilities were closed in 1973 and demolished. New facilities were constructed to support ground-launched cruise missile operations in the early 1980s. It was one of the two British bases to house cruise missiles and a focus for protests.

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Location: Molesworth Cambridgeshire UK
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