RAF Bratton

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RAF Bratton
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Bratton, near Wellington, Shropshire in England
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RAF Bratton
Shown within Shropshire
Coordinates 52°43′48″N2°32′28″W / 52.73000°N 2.54111°W / 52.73000; -2.54111 Coordinates: 52°43′48″N2°32′28″W / 52.73000°N 2.54111°W / 52.73000; -2.54111
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1940-1945 (1945)

Royal Air Force Bratton or more simply RAF Bratton is a former Royal Air Force station located at Bratton, Shropshire, England.

The following units were here at some point: [1]

Current use

The site is used as farmland. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bratton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 27 May 2020.