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RAF Brunton | |||||||||||
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| Near Beadnell, Northumberland in England | |||||||||||
 Wartime shelter on the airfield | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||||
| Code | BN | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  RAF Brunton Shown within Northumberland  RAF Brunton RAF Brunton (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°31′28″N 1°40′39″W / 55.52444°N 1.67750°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| In use | August 1942-1945 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 80 feet (24 m)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Brunton or more simply RAF Brunton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located close to the hamlet of Brunton, Northumberland, England.
The following units were here at some point:[2]
- Satellite for No. 56 Operational Training Unit RAF (December 1944 - May 1945)[3]
- Satellite for No. 59 OTU (August 1942 - January 1944)[4]
- No. 2772 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2879 Squadron RAF Regiment
- Fighter Leaders School RAF (1944)[5]
Post-war
[edit]The field was used for civil aviation after the war[6] and by the Borders Parachute Centre until at least 2003,[7] but was sold and closed soon after that date;[8] in a 2021 accident report it is referred to as a "disused airfield".[9]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ Falconer 2012, p. 58.
- ↑ "Brunton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 241.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 242.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 120.
- ↑ "Steen Skybolt, G-BKXB, 17 May 1987". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ Chronicle, Evening (15 August 2003). "Skydiver injured as he hits ground". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "Duke's sale shuts parachute centre. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: January – February 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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.