RAF Brunton

RAF Brunton
Beadnell, Northumberland in England
Wartime shelter on the airfield
Site information
Type	Royal Air Force satellite station
Code	BN [1]
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF [1]
Location
RAF Brunton Shown within Northumberland Show map of Northumberland RAF Brunton RAF Brunton (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	55°31′28″N1°40′39″W / 55.52444°N 1.67750°W / 55.52444; -1.67750
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)/42
In use	August 1942-1945 (1945)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	24 metres (79 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 02/20 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) Tarmac 08/26 940 metres (3,084 ft) Tarmac 14/32 970 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.

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

• Satellite for No. 56 Operational Training Unit RAF (December 1944 - May 1945) ^[3]
• Satellite for No. 59 OTU (August 1942 - January 1944) ^[4]
• No. 2772 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2879 Squadron RAF Regiment
• Fighter Leaders School RAF (1944) ^[5]

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]

References

Citations

1. 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.

Bibliography

• Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   978-1-85780-349-5.
• Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN   0-85130-252-1.