Royal Aircraft Establishment
The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.
| Royal Aircraft Establishment | |
|---|---|
| Farnborough, Hampshire | |
Royal Aircraft Factory (RAF) c.1915 | |
| Coordinates | 51.279475°N 0.787926°W |
| Type | Research establishment |
| Site information | |
| Owner | War Office (1904–1964) Ministry of Defence (1964–1991) |
| Controlled by | British Army |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1904–1991 |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War Cold War |
The first site was at Farnborough Airfield ("RAE Farnborough") in Hampshire to which was added a second site RAE Bedford (Bedfordshire) in 1946.
On 1 May 1988 it was renamed the Royal Aerospace Establishment (RAE) before merging with other research entities to become part of the new Defence Research Agency in 1991.
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