RAF Brunton
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RAF Brunton | |||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| In use | August 1942-1945 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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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
[edit | edit source]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
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[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 58.
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- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 241.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 242.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 120.
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Bibliography
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