RAF Church Broughton

RAF Church Broughton
Near Church Broughton, Derbyshire in England
RAF Church Broughton (2024)
Site information
Type	Royal Air Force satellite station
Code	CB
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command * No. 93 (OTU) Group RAF
Location
RAF Church Broughton Shown within Derbyshire Show map of Derbyshire RAF Church Broughton RAF Church Broughton (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°53′07″N 001°41′59″W / 52.88528°N 1.69972°W / 52.88528; -1.69972
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)/2
In use	August 1942 - June 1945 (1945)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	69 metres (226 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 05/23 1,550 metres (5,085 ft) Concrete 00/00  Concrete/Tarmac 18/36 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) Concrete

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

History

The following units were here at some point:

• Satellite of No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF (August 1942 - May 1945)
• Sub site for No. 51 Maintenance Unit RAF (August 1945 - ?)
• 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.
• 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

Current use

A large part of the site is now occupied by Dove Valley Park, a 200 acre employment park with a variety of businesses.

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References