RAF Brunton

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RAF Brunton
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Beadnell, Northumberland in England
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Wartime shelter on the airfield
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RAF Brunton
Shown within Northumberland
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RAF Brunton
RAF Brunton (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 55°31′28″N1°40′39″W / 55.52444°N 1.67750°W / 55.52444; -1.67750
Type Royal Air Force satellite station
CodeBN [1]
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Fighter Command
* No. 9 Group RAF
* No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF [1]
Site history
Built1941 (1941)/42
In useAugust 1942-1945 (1945)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation24 metres (79 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
02/201,400 metres (4,593 ft) Tarmac
08/26940 metres (3,084 ft) Tarmac
14/32970 metres (3,182 ft) Tarmac

Royal Air Force Brunton or more simply RAF Brunton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station in Northumberland, England, close to the hamlet of Brunton.

Contents

The following units were here at some point: [2]

Post-war

The field was used for civil aviation after the war [6] and by the Borders Parachute Centre until at least 2003, [7] but was sold and closed soon after that date; [8] in a 2021 accident report it is referred to as a "disused airfield". [9]

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Falconer 2012, p. 58.
  2. ↑ "Brunton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 241.
  4. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 242.
  5. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 120.
  6. ↑ "Steen Skybolt, G-BKXB, 17 May 1987". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Chronicle, Evening (15 August 2003). "Skydiver injured as he hits ground". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Duke's sale shuts parachute centre. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: January – February 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

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