RAF Bridleway Gate

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RAF Bridleway Gate
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Wem, Shropshire in England
Shropshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
RAF Bridleway Gate
Location within Shropshire
Coordinates 52°49′48″N2°41′09″W / 52.83000°N 2.68583°W / 52.83000; -2.68583
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Maintenance Command
RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1940-1945 (1945)
Battles/wars Second World War
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00 Grass

Royal Air Force Bridleway Gate, or more simply RAF Bridleway Gate, is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located in Shropshire.

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

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References

  1. "Bridleway Gate". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 26 April 2020.