RAF Abbots Bromley
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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Location in Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||
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Operational Dates [1]
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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]