RAF Shrewton

RAF Shrewton
Shrewton, Wiltshire in England
RAF Shrewton Shown within Wiltshire
Coordinates	51°12′41″N 1°53′35″W / 51.21139°N 1.89306°W / 51.21139; -1.89306Coordinates: 51°12′41″N 1°53′35″W / 51.21139°N 1.89306°W / 51.21139; -1.89306
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1940-1946 (1946)
Battles/wars	Second World War

Royal Air Force Shrewton or more simply RAF Shrewton is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located in Wiltshire, England.

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

• No. 1 Service Flying Training School RAF
• No. 15 Service Flying Training School RAF
• No. 43 Operational Training Unit RAF
• No. 225 Squadron RAF
• Glider Exercise Squadron RAF
• Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF
• Operational and Refresher Training Unit RAF

Current use[]

The site is currently farmland.^[1]

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