RAF Church Broughton

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.

RAF Church Broughton

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