Editing RAF Greenham Common (section)

{{Short description|Former Royal Air Force flying base in Berkshire, England}}
{{About|the former airfield in Berkshire|the anti-nuclear protest that took place there|Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = RAF Greenham Common
| ensign = File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
| ensign_size =
| native_name = 
| partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location = 
| nearest_town = [[Newbury, Berkshire]]
| country = England
| image = File:RAF_Greenham_Common_runway.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = RAF Greenham Common during the 1980s
| image2 = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields -->
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| caption2 = 
| type = [[List of former Royal Air Force stations|Royal Air Force station]]
| coordinates = {{coord|51|22|43|N|001|16|56|W|region:GB-WBK_type:airfield|display=inline,title}}
| gridref = SU500645{{sfn|Birtles|2012|p=91}}
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| pushpin_map = Berkshire
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Berkshire
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| pushpin_label = RAF Greenham Common
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
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| ownership = [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]
| operator = [[Royal Air Force]]<br />[[United States Army Air Forces|US Army Air Forces]] (1943–1945)<br />[[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] (1951–1992)
| controlledby = <!-- such as RAF Bomber Command or the Eighth Air Force -->
| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities – radar types etc -->  
| site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc -->
| code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US -->
| built = {{Start date|1943}}
| used = 1943–1993<!--{{End date|1946}} -->
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| height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| fate = *Technical site now a business park
*Remainder of station a public parkland known as [[Greenham and Crookham Commons]]
| condition = Closed
| battles = 
| events = [[Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp]] (1981–2000)
| current_commander = <!-- current commander -->
| past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) -->
| garrison = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group -->
| occupants = <!-- squadrons only -->
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| website = 
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| IATA = 
| ICAO = EGVI
| FAA = 
| TC = 
| LID = 
| GPS = 
| WMO = 037435 
| elevation = {{Convert|121|m|0}}
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-length = {{Convert|3048|m|0}} 
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] (built 1950s)
| r2-number = 10/28
| r2-length = {{Convert|1798|m|0}} 
| r2-surface = Asphalt ([[World War II|WW2]])
| r3-number = 14/32
| r3-length = {{Convert|1256|m|0}} 
| r3-surface = Asphalt (WW2)
| r4-number = 02/20
| r4-length = {{Convert|998|m|0}} 
| r4-surface = Asphalt (WW2)
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| airfield_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| airfield_other = <!-- for other sorts of airfield facilities -->
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| footnotes = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code -->
}}'''Royal Air Force Greenham Common''' or more simply '''RAF Greenham Common''' is a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[List of former Royal Air Force stations|station]] in the [[civil parish]]es of [[Greenham]] and [[Thatcham]] in the [[England|English]] [[county]] of [[Berkshire]].<ref name=MBTVH>{{cite book|last=Ford|first=David Nash|date=2020|title=West Berkshire Town and Village Histories|url=http://www.nashfordpublishing.co.uk/publications/west_berkshire_town_and_village_histories.html|location=Wokingham|publisher=Nash Ford Publishing|pages=125–133|isbn=9781905191031}}</ref> The airfield was southeast of [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], about {{convert|55|mi|km}} west of London.

Opened in 1942, it was used by the [[United States Air Force]] during the [[Second World War]] and during the [[Cold War]], and later as a base for nuclear weapons. After the Cold War ended, it was closed in September 1992. The airfield was also known for the [[Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp]] held outside its gates in the 1980s in protest against the stationing of cruise missiles on the base. In 1997 Greenham Common was designated as public parkland.