QinetiQ Pershore explained

QinetiQ Pershore
Owner:	QinetiQ
Opened:	1978
Elevation-F:	37m (121feet)
Elevation-M:	37
Coordinates:	52.1425°N -2.0364°W
Pushpin Map:	Worcestershire
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Worcestershire
Pushpin Label:	QinetiQ Pershore
R1-Number:	00/00
R1-Length-F:	0
R1-Length-M:	0
R1-Surface:	Concrete

QinetiQ Pershore is a Business Park and Trials Centre operated by QinetiQ. The site is located near the village of Throckmorton, Worcestershire, England.

History

The site was created during 1933/4 for use by the Royal Air Force as a training station under the name of RAF Pershore.

The following units were posted here at some point:

• No. 1 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF^[1]
• No. 1 Ferry Unit RAF^[1]
• No. 10 (Advanced) Flying Training School RAF^[1]
• No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF^[1] with Vickers Wellingtons.
• No. 50 Gliding School RAF^[1]
• No. 1516 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF^[1]
• No. 1681 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight RAF^[1]
• Radar Research Flying Unit RAF (RRFU).^[1] - previously at RAF Defford

The RAF station closed down during 1978.

Current use

The site is currently a Business Park and Trials Centre.^[2]

It has occasionally been opened as an aerodrome, hosting an airshow. The last such event was scheduled for 11 June 2016.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pershore (Throckmorton) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 9 December 2014.
2. Web site: Locations - UK - Pershore. QinetiQ. 27 May 2020.
3. Web site: Perhaps the last opportunity - RAF Pershore Disused.