RAF Bridleway Gate
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RAF Bridleway Gate | |||||||
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| Wem, Shropshire in England | |||||||
  RAF Bridleway Gate Location within Shropshire | |||||||
| Coordinates | 52°49′48″N 2°41′09″W / 52.83000°N 2.68583°W | ||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Maintenance Command RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||
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| Built | 1940 | ||||||
| In use | 1940-1945 | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||
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Royal Air Force Bridleway Gate, or more simply RAF Bridleway Gate, is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located in Shropshire.
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 2 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- No. 11 Service Flying Training School RAF
- No. 245 Maintenance Unit RAF
References
[edit]- ^ "Bridleway Gate". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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