Former RAF base in Shropshire, England
RAF Chetwynd | |||||||||
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Chetwynd, Shropshire in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 52°48′45″N 02°24′22″W / 52.81250°N 2.40611°W / 52.81250; -2.40611 | ||||||||
Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1940 (1940) | ||||||||
In use | September 1940 - unknown | ||||||||
Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
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Royal Air Force Chetwynd/more simply RAF Chetwynd is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Chetwynd, Shropshire, England.
The following units were here at some point:
- No. 5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- No. 5 Service Flying Training School RAF
- No. 6 Flying Training School RAF
- Central Flying School
- Shropshire Gliding Club
References※
- ^ "Chetwynd". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 August 2022.