RAF Abbots Bromley explained

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]

Based units

The following units were here at some point:[2]

The airfield was also used after the Second World War for storing ammunition.[4]

Current use

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]

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Airfields . The Wartime Memories Project. 1 May 2012.
    2. Web site: RAF Abbots Bromley . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 1 May 2012.
    3. Web site: RAF Abbots Bromley . The Wartime Memories Project . 1 May 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130505103900/http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/abbotsbromley.html . 5 May 2013 .
    4. Web site: UK Airfields . Bones Aviation Page. 1 May 2012.