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.
RAF Church Broughton | |||||||||||
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| Church Broughton, Derbyshire in England | |||||||||||
 RAF Church Broughton (2024) | |||||||||||
  RAF Church Broughton Shown within Derbyshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°53′07″N 001°41′59″W / 52.88528°N 1.69972°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||||
| Code | CB[1] | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 93 (OTU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/2 | ||||||||||
| In use | August 1942 - June 1945 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 69 metres (226 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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History
editThe following units were here at some point:[2]
- Satellite of No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF (August 1942 - May 1945)[3]
- Sub site for No. 51 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - ?)[4]
- 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.[5]
- 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[6]
Current use
editThe site is currently Dove Valley Park.[2]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 65.
- ^ a b "Church Broughton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 239.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 187.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 132.
Bibliography
edit- Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J.; Halley, J. (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.