RAF Worcester
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||
| Location | Worcester | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 96 ft / 30 m | ||
| Coordinates | 52°12′59″N 002°12′14″W / 52.21639°N 2.20389°W | ||
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  RAF Worcester | |||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 12/30 | 2,955 | 900 | Grass |
RAF Worcester was an Royal Air Force relief landing ground (RLG) which was located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north east of Worcester city centre, Worcestershire, England and 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south west of Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire.
Based units[]
No.2 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) flying Tiger Moths were based at Worcester between 27 October 1940 and 9 July 1945.[1]
Accidents and incidents[]
5 June 1940 Bristol Blenheim L1232 of No.5 Operational Training Unit overshot at night and hit a house.[2]
17 October 1941 Tiger Moth T5856 of 2 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) crashed when landing.[3]
15 July 1942 Miles Magister R1956 of No.6 Flying Instructors School (FIS) hit a gunpost on take-off.[4]
16 May 1943 Airspeed Oxford R9983 of No.15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit crashed on take off.[5]
The airfield today[]
The airfield has been turned into Perdiswell Park and Ravenmeadow Golf Course.
References[]
- ↑ Aviation Archaeology - flying units within the south-west midlands
- ↑ Aviation Archaeology - crashes in the south west midlands during 1940
- ↑ Aviation Archaeology - crashes in the south west midlands during 1941
- ↑ Aviation Archaeology - crashes in the south west midlands during 1942
- ↑ Aviation Archaeology - crashes in the south west midlands during 1943
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