RAF Brunton
Former military airfield in Northumberland, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Royal Air Force Brunton or more simply RAF Brunton is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield in Northumberland, England, close to the hamlet of Brunton.
RAF Brunton | |||||||||||
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| Beadnell, Northumberland in England | |||||||||||
 Wartime shelter on the airfield | |||||||||||
  RAF Brunton Shown within Northumberland | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°31′28″N 1°40′39″W | ||||||||||
| Type | Satellite Airfield | ||||||||||
| Code | BN[1] | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| In use | August 1942-1945 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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The following units were here at some point:[2]
- Satellite for No. 56 Operational Training Unit RAF (December 1944 - May 1945)[3]
- Satellite for No. 59 OTU (August 1942 - January 1944)[4]
- No. 2772 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2879 Squadron RAF Regiment
- Fighter Leaders School RAF (1944)[5]
The field was used for civil aviation after the war[6] and by the Borders Parachute Centre until at least 2003,[7] but was sold and closed soon after that date;[8] in a 2021 accident report it is referred to as a "disused airfield".[9]
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