RAF Bridleway Gate

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RAF Bridleway Gate
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Wem, Shropshire in England
RAF Bridleway Gate is located in Shropshire
RAF Bridleway Gate
RAF Bridleway Gate
Location within Shropshire
Coordinates52°49′48″N 2°41′09″W / 52.83000°N 2.68583°W / 52.83000; -2.68583Coordinates: 52°49′48″N 2°41′09″W / 52.83000°N 2.68583°W / 52.83000; -2.68583
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Maintenance Command
RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1940-1945 (1945)
Battles/warsSecond World War
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Grass

RAF Bridleway Gate is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located in Shropshire.

The following units were here at some point:[1]

  • No. 2 Maintenance Unit RAF
  • No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
  • No. 11 Service Flying Training School RAF
  • No. 245 Maintenance Unit RAF

References[]

  1. ^ "Bridleway Gate". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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