RAF Church Broughton
RAF Church Broughton | |||||||||||
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| Near Church Broughton, Derbyshire in England | |||||||||||
 RAF Church Broughton (2024) | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||||
| Code | CB[1] | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 93 (OTU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  RAF Church Broughton Shown within Derbyshire  RAF Church Broughton RAF Church Broughton (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°53′07″N 001°41′59″W / 52.88528°N 1.69972°W | ||||||||||
| 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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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
[edit]The 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
[edit]A large part of the site is now occupied by Dove Valley Park, a 200 acre employment park with a variety of businesses.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- 1 2 3 Falconer 2012, p. 65.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dove Valley Park gets go-ahead for 700,000 sq ft of employment space". The Business Desk.com (East Midlands edition). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ Bisknell, Eddie (12 February 2026). "Go-ahead for 'brilliant' warehouse site near A50". BBC News / Local News / Derbyshire. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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.