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Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh or more simply RAF Moreton-in-Marsh is a former Royal Air Force station near Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. It was opened in November 1940 with three concrete and tarmac runways and five aircraft hangars. [2] It closed for operational flying in early 1948. The base remained in use as a relief runway and for ...
London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... RAF Moreton Valence; RAF Moreton-in-Marsh; N. RAF Northleach; P. RAF ...
The RAF maintains a presence with the Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron and No. 13 Air Experience Flight operating the Grob Tutor T1 and No. 502 (Ulster) Squadron (Royal Auxiliary Air Force). [46] Kenley Airfield: England Surrey: Former RAF station, currently home to No. 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron flying the Grob Viking T1. [47 ...
RAF Moreton Valence opened in 1939 and was closed in 1962. The airfield was situated between the A38 and B4008 roads east of the village of Moreton Valence, and was also known as Haresfield airfield. During World War Two, it had three concrete runways and associated aircraft hangars including A1, blister, B1 and B2 types.
The aerodrome opened 15 September 1942 as RAF Enstone. [5] It started life as a satellite airfield for RAF Moreton-in-Marsh , and was used by Vickers Wellingtons of No. 21 Operational Training Unit RAF until April 1944.
RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6. Marchant, David J (1996). Rise from the East: The story of No. 247 (China British) Squadron Royal Air Force. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-244-0.
During 1944 No. 21 Maintenance Unit arrived after the disastrous explosion at their nearby station of RAF Fauld. The airfield finally housed the RAF School of Explosives from 1945 until 1947. The RAF had completely moved out by 1950 and the airfield became disused. Many of the buildings and structures from this period were extant in 2015.