RAF Abbots Bromley
RAF Abbots Bromley | |||||||||
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| Near Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire in England | |||||||||
 The now derelict former guardroom at the site of RAF Abbots Bromley in 2006. | |||||||||
  RAF Abbots Bromley Location in Staffordshire | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°49′31″N 001°53′29″W / 52.82528°N 1.89139°W | ||||||||
| Type | Relief landing ground | ||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Condition | Closed | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||
| In use | 1940–1949 | ||||||||
| Fate | Returned to agricultural use, small number of buildings remain. | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 125 metres (410 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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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]
- No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School RAF flying de Havilland Tiger Moths.
- No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- No. 21 Maintenance Unit RAF
The airfield was also used after the Second World War for storing ammunition.[4]
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[4] with part of the site becoming a chicken farm.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "UK Airfields". Bones Aviation Page. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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Categories:
- Royal Air Force stations in Staffordshire
- Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
- 1940 establishments in England
- 1949 disestablishments in England