RAF Abbots Bromley | |
Ensign: | File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Nearest Town: | Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire |
Country: | England |
Type: | Relief landing ground |
Pushpin Map: | Staffordshire |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Staffordshire |
Pushpin Label: | RAF Abbots Bromley |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Ownership: | Air Ministry |
Operator: | Royal Air Force |
Controlledby: | RAF Flying Training Command |
Used: | 1940–31 March |
Fate: | Returned to agricultural use, small number of buildings remain. |
Battles: | European theatre of World War II |
Elevation: | 125m (410feet) |
R1-Length: | 594m (1,949feet) |
R1-Surface: | Grass |
R2-Length: | 594m (1,949feet) |
R2-Surface: | Grass |
RAF Abbots Bromley is a former Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground (RLG)[1] located north-west of the village of Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire. The airfield opened during 1940 and closed on 31 March 1949[2] being the satellite of RAF Burnaston.[3]
The following units were here at some point:[2]
The airfield was also used after the Second World War for storing ammunition.[4]
There is currently not much of the original site left partly because of the fact it had grass runways[2] 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]