MoD Sealand

MOD Sealand is a civilian Ministry of Defence installation in Flintshire, in the north-east corner of Wales, close to the border with England. It is a former Royal Air Force station, active between 1916 and 2006.Under defence cuts announced in 2004 RAF Sealand was completely closed in April 2006. All remaining RAF units were moved to RAF Leeming. Part of the original airfield is now operated as the civilian MoD installation.