RAF Abbots Bromley
52°49′31″N 001°53′29″W / 52.82528°N 1.89139°W / 52.82528; -1.89139
| Runways | |
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| Direction | Length and surface |
| 594 metres (1,949 ft) Grass | |
| 594 metres (1,949 ft) Grass | |
RAF Abbots Bromley is a former Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground (RLG)[1] located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north-west of the village of Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire. The airfield opened during 1940 and closed on 31 March 1949[2] being the satellite of RAF Burnaston.[3]
Based units
The following units were here at some point:[2]
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School RAF flying de Havilland Tiger Moths (1940–41)[4]
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School RAF between June 1941 and July 1945[5]
- Sub site for No. 21 Maintenance Unit RAF between May 1945 and March 1949[6]
The airfield was also used after the Second World War for storing ammunition.[7]
Current use
There is currently not much of the original site left partly because of the fact it had grass runways[2] and partly due to the period of time elapsed however a guard house and a single Robin hangar remain[7] with part of the site becoming a chicken farm.[3]
See also
References
- Citations
- ^ "Airfields". The Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "RAF Abbots Bromley". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ a b "RAF Abbots Bromley". The Wartime Memories Project. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 102.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 103.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 176.
- ^ a b "UK Airfields". Bones Aviation Page. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- Bibliography
- Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
External links
- The Wartime Memories Project – RAF Abbots Bromley
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