RAF Montford Bridge
RAF Montford Bridge | |||||||||||
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| Montford Bridge, Shropshire in England | |||||||||||
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6205287.jpg) Ruins of the watch office in 2019 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||||
| Code | MD | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  RAF Montford Bridge Shown within Shropshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°44′54″N 002°50′47″W / 52.74833°N 2.84639°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| In use | April 1942 - December 1945 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 265 feet (81 m)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Montford Bridge, or more simply RAF Montford Bridge, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, located near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
History
[edit]The following units were here at some point:[2]
Current use
[edit]The site is currently used as farmland.[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ Falconer 2012, p. 147.
- 1 2 "Montford Bridge". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 97.
Bibliography
[edit]- Falconer, Jonathan (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Jefford, C.G. (1988). 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.
External Links
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Media related to RAF Montford Bridge at Wikimedia Commons