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Shawbury

Major
Also known as: RAF Shawbury / RFC Shawbury / Shawbury Aerodrome
County: Shropshire
Current Status: Aviation
Date: Opened 1 September 1917
Current Use: Active
Used By: RAF / RFC
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved, later paved (1942)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • MKerb
  • Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst Parish Council
  • Newport & District Running Club
  • Shawbury HIVE
  • Shawbury Library
  • Shawbury Parish Council
                    

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 2 FTS

  • No 5 (Training) Sqn AFC

  • No 6 AACU

  • No 7 AACU

  • No 8 AEF
  • No 9 TDS

  • No 10 TS

  • No 11 FTS

  • No 11 (P) AFU

  • No 11 SFTS

  • No 27 MU

  • No 29 TS AFC

  • No 30 TS AFC

  • No 60 Sqn
  • No 67 TS

  • No 90 Sqn
  • No 131 Sqn
  • No 137 Sqn
  • No 411 Sqn

  • No 660 Sqn AAC
  • No 705 Sqn
  • No 1534 BAT Flight

  • Air Traffic Management Standards and Evaluation
  • Aircraft Maintenance and Storage Unit
  • Aircraft Storage Flight
  • Central Air Traffic Control School

  • Central Flying School (Helicopter)
  • Central Navigation School

  • Central Navigation & Control School

  • Defence Helicopter Flying School

  • Empire Air Navigation School

  • School of Air Operations Control
  • University of Birmingham Air Sqn

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A hangar at Shawbury, 19 September 2004.

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A hangar at Shawbury, 5 April 2012.

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Aircraft gun testing butts at Shawbury, 22 June 2019.

Flights to Gibraltar from Shawbury, 1952. Courtesy of British Pathé

Relief Landing Ground(s):

BrattonBridleway Gate / ChetwyndCondover / High ErcallMontford BridgePerton / SleapWheaton Aston

Decoy Airfield(s):

Withington

Satellite Landing Ground(s):

Hinstock (Ollerton) / Hodnet

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