RAF Tatenhill
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RAF Tatenhill was a medium sized Royal Air Force
airfield built, like so many, during the Second World War. It stands about 5 miles west of Burton on Trent at an elevation of 439 feet. It was originally known as RAF Crossplains.
The field was built in 1941 as a satellite for 27 OTU at RAF Lichfield
. The design was the wartime RAF standard of three co-intersecting runways, east-west, north-south diagonal. The largest of these (26/08) is orientated in an east-west direction with two cross-runways. It was used as a bomber crew training field, which continued in varied training functions until 1944 with Wellington and Oxford aircraft. Then it was used by The RAF School of Explosives after the disastrous explosion at nearby RAF Fauld
, from October 1945 until January 1947.
The airfield had a bomb dump on the south-east side and a number of frying pan dispersals were built on land to the north of the B5234 road, with hangars in this area too.
The airfield remains in use as Tatenhill Airfield
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Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
airfield built, like so many, during the Second World War. It stands about 5 miles west of Burton on Trent at an elevation of 439 feet. It was originally known as RAF Crossplains.
The field was built in 1941 as a satellite for 27 OTU at RAF Lichfield
RAF Lichfield
Royal Air Force Station Lichfield also known as Fradley Aerodrome, was an operational training station from 1940 until 1958. It was situated in Fradley, 2 miles north east of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The airfield was the busiest airfield in Staffordshire during World War II. The airfield...
. The design was the wartime RAF standard of three co-intersecting runways, east-west, north-south diagonal. The largest of these (26/08) is orientated in an east-west direction with two cross-runways. It was used as a bomber crew training field, which continued in varied training functions until 1944 with Wellington and Oxford aircraft. Then it was used by The RAF School of Explosives after the disastrous explosion at nearby RAF Fauld
RAF Fauld Explosion
The RAF Fauld explosion was a military accident which occurred at 11:11am on Monday, 27 November 1944 at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot...
, from October 1945 until January 1947.
The airfield had a bomb dump on the south-east side and a number of frying pan dispersals were built on land to the north of the B5234 road, with hangars in this area too.
The airfield remains in use as Tatenhill Airfield
Tatenhill Airfield
Tatenhill Airfield is a licensed airfield operated by Tatenhill Aviation Ltd, located west of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.Tatenhill Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the...
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