1a. Aircraft crashes: Main wartime RAF airfields in Shropshire
Where were the airfields in Shropshire?
This list does not include the very many temporary satellite airfields and landing strips that had very short lives in World War Two.
| Name |
Approx Dates |
| RAF Atcham |
Sept 1941 - April 1946 |
Fighter base then training.
RAF 9 Grp. 8th AF. 495th FTG |
| RAF Bridgnorth/Stanmore |
Nov 1939 - Feb 1963 |
Training base - no airfield |
| RAF Cosford |
July 1938 onwards |
Now RAF land trades training base and museum
RAF 24 Grp |
| RAF Rednal |
April 1942 - 1962 |
Training base - Spitfires and Miles Masters |
| RAF High Ercall |
1942 - 1962 |
One of Shrops. largest WWII airfields.
RAF 12 Grp. Fighter OTU
Now commercial Training establishment
|
RAF Hinstock
HMS Godwit |
Oct 1941 - April 1946 |
Naval instrument flying training base
RN. HMS Godwit. I/F Training |
RAF Peplow
Childs Ercall |
1941 - 1949 |
Gliders, among many other planes, were based here. Now private airfield. |
| RAF Shawbury |
1917 onwards |
RAF Flight training school
RAF 25 Grp. EFTS |
| RAF Sleap |
1943 - 1964 |
Continues as Shropshire Aero Club
RAF 38 Grp. Fighter. OTU |
| RAF Tern Hill |
1961 onwards |
RAF left 1976
RAF 21 Grp. AFU
Now Army training base - Staffs Regiment.
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| RAF Tilstock |
1942 - 1946 |
Now parachute club
RAF 38 Grp. Fighter OTU |
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