RAF Brunton explained

RAF Brunton
Ensign:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Beadnell, Northumberland
Country:England
Type:Satellite Airfield
Pushpin Map:Northumberland
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Northumberland
Pushpin Label:RAF Brunton
Ownership:Air Ministry
Operator:Royal Air Force
Controlledby:RAF Fighter Command
Code:BN
Built:/42
Used:August 1942-
Battles:European theatre of World War II
Elevation:24m (79feet)
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length:1400m (4,600feet)
R1-Surface:Tarmac
R2-Number:08/26
R2-Length:940m (3,080feet)
R2-Surface:Tarmac
R3-Number:14/32
R3-Length:970m (3,180feet)
R3-Surface:Tarmac

Royal Air Force Brunton or more simply RAF Brunton is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield in Northumberland, England, close to the hamlet of Brunton.

The following units were here at some point:[1]

Post-war

The field was used for civil aviation after the war[2] and by the Borders Parachute Centre until at least 2003,[3] but was sold and closed soon after that date;[4] in a 2021 accident report it is referred to as a "disused airfield".[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brunton . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 28 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Steen Skybolt, G-BKXB, 17 May 1987 . 2024-08-16 . GOV.UK . en.
  3. Web site: Chronicle . Evening . 2003-08-15 . Skydiver injured as he hits ground . 2024-08-16 . Chronicle Live . en.
  4. Web site: Duke's sale shuts parachute centre. - Free Online Library . 2024-08-16 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
  5. Web site: AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: January – February 2022 . 2024-08-16 . GOV.UK . en.