RAF Montford Bridge

RAF Montford Bridge
Montford Bridge, Shropshire in England
Site information
Type	Satellite Station
Code	MD
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command
Location
RAF Montford Bridge Shown within Shropshire
Coordinates	52°44′54″N002°50′47″W / 52.74833°N 2.84639°W / 52.74833; -2.84639
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)/42
In use	April 1942 - December 1945 (1945)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	81 metres (266 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Tarmac 00/00  Tarmac 00/00  Tarmac

Royal Air Force Montford Bridge, or more simply RAF Montford Bridge, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, located near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

History

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

• No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
• No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
• No. 34 Maintenance Unit RAF
• No. 61 Operational Training Unit (1942-45)
• A detachment of No. 577 Squadron RAF ^[3]

Current use

The site is currently used as farmland. ^[2]

References

Citations

1. Falconer 1998, p. 65.
2. "Montford Bridge". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
3. Jefford 1988, p. 97.

Bibliography

• Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   0-7110-2175-9.
• Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN   1-85310-053-6.