RAF Abbots Bromley
RAF Abbots Bromley | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Abbots Bromley | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||||
| In use | 1940-1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 410 ft / 125 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°49′31″N 001°53′29″W / 52.82528°N 1.89139°WCoordinates: 52°49′31″N 001°53′29″W / 52.82528°N 1.89139°W | ||||||||||||||
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  RAF Abbots Bromley Location in Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||
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RAF Abbots Bromley is a former Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground (RLG)[2] 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[1] being the satellite of RAF Burnaston.[3]
Based units
- 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]
See also
Current use
There is currently not much of the original site left partly because of the fact it had grass runways[1] 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]
References
- 1 2 3 "RAF Abbots Bromley". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "Airfields". The Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- 1 2 "RAF Abbots Bromley". The Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- 1 2 "UK Airfields". Bones Aviation Page. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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