RAF Church Broughton explained

RAF Church Broughton
Ensign:	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Church Broughton, Derbyshire
Country:	England
Type:	Royal Air Force satellite station
Pushpin Map:	Derbyshire
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Derbyshire
Pushpin Label:	RAF Church Broughton
Ownership:	Air Ministry
Operator:	Royal Air Force
Controlledby:	RAF Bomber Command No. 93 (OTU) Group RAF
Code:	CB
Built:	/2
Used:	August 1942 - June
Battles:	European theatre of World War II
Elevation:	69m (226feet)
R1-Number:	05/23
R1-Length:	1550m (5,090feet)
R1-Surface:	Concrete
R2-Number:	00/00
R2-Surface:	Concrete/Tarmac
R3-Number:	18/36
R3-Length:	1200m (3,900feet)
R3-Surface:	Concrete

Royal Air Force Church Broughton or more simply RAF Church Broughton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Church Broughton, Derbyshire, England.

History

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

Satellite of No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF (August 1942 - May 1945)
Sub site for No. 51 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - ?)
No. 93 Group Screened Pilots School RAF formed here during May 1943 operating Vickers Wellington IIIs. The unit was disbanded at RAF Leicester East during October 1944.
No. 1429 (Czechoslovak Operational Training) Flight RAF using Wellington IIIs and Westland Lysander IIs between August and November 1942. The unit was disbanded on 27 February 1943 while at RAF Thornaby to become Czechoslovak Flight with No. 6 OTU

The site is currently Dove Valley Park.^[1]

Book: Falconer. J.. RAF Airfields of World War 2 . 2012 . Ian Allan Publishing. UK. 978-1-85780-349-5.
Book: Sturtivant. R.. Hamlin. J.. Halley. J.. Royal Air Force flying training and support units . 1997 . Air-Britain (Historians). UK. 0-85130-252-1.