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FSX Scenery--RAF Chilbolton, UK. RAF Chilbolton (ICAO X2CB) is a former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located in Chilbolton approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of Andover; about 62 miles (100 km) southwest of London. Opened in 1940, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and then later by the United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a troop carrier airfield for parachutists. After the war it was used for jet aircraft testing before being closed in 1946. Today the remains of the airfield are located on private property being used as agricultural fields. By Terry Boissel.