RAF Church Broughton

RAF Church Broughton
RAF Church Broughton
Church Broughton, Derbyshire in England
	RAF Church Broughton Shown within Derbyshire
Coordinates	52°53′07″N001°41′59″W / 52.88528°N 1.69972°W
Type	Satellite station
Code	CB
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command ; * No. 93 (OTU) Group RAF
Site history
Built	1941/2
In use	August 1942 - June 1945
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	69 metres (226 ft) AMSL
Runways
05/23	1,550 metres (5,085 ft) Concrete
00/00	Concrete/Tarmac
18/36	1,200 metres (3,937 ft) Concrete

Last updated July 05, 2023

Royal Air Force Church Broughton or more simply RAF Church Broughton is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located near Church Broughton, Derbyshire, England.

History

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

Satellite of No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF (August 1942 - May 1945)^[3]
Sub site for No. 51 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - ?)^[4]
No. 93 Group Screened Pilots School RAF formed here during May 1943 operating Vickers Wellington IIIs. The unit was disbanded at RAF Leicester East during October 1944.^[5]
No. 1429 (Czechoslovak Operational Training) Flight RAF using Wellington IIIs and Westland Lysander IIs between August and November 1942. The unit was disbanded on 27 February 1943 while at RAF Thornaby to become Czechoslovak Flight with No. 6 OTU ^[6]

Current use

The site is currently Dove Valley Park.^[2] There are currently 6 turkey rearing sheds on the site. They are positioned on the north eastern edge of the concrete runway. On 10 November 2022 it became the 192nd confirmed location of Avian Flu in the UK in that year.

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References

Citations

1 2 3 Falconer 2012, p. 65.
1 2 "Church Broughton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 20 February 2022.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 239.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 187.
↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 132.

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.

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[FOOTNOTEFalconer201265-1] 1 2 3 Falconer 2012, p. 65.

[ABCT-2] 1 2 "Church Broughton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997239-3] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 239.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997207-4] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997187-5] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 187.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997132-6] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 132.

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