RAF Tern Hill

RAF Tern Hill
Near Market Drayton, Shropshire in England
The airfield at Ternhill .
The airfield at Ternhill.
RAF Tern Hill is located in Shropshire
RAF Tern Hill
RAF Tern Hill
Location in Shropshire
Coordinates52°52′16″N 002°32′01″W / 52.87111°N 2.53361°W / 52.87111; -2.53361
TypeRoyal Air Force flying station
Area111 hectares[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Flying Corps (1916–1918)
RAF (1918–1922 and 1935–1976)
ConditionOpen
Site history
Built1916 (1916)
In use1916–1976
Fate
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: EGOE
Elevation83 metres (272 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 980 metres (3,215 ft) Asphalt
10/28 948 metres (3,110 ft) Asphalt
17/35 822 metres (2,697 ft) Grass
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Royal Air Force Tern Hill, or more simply RAF Tern Hill, (ICAO: EGOE) was a Royal Air Force station at Ternhill in Shropshire, England, near the towns of Newport and Market Drayton.

The station closed in 1976, with the technical and administrative site transferring to the British Army to become Borneo Barracks, later renamed Clive Barracks (after Major-General Robert Clive). The airfield part of the site was retained by the RAF and is now known as Tern Hill Airfield. It is predominantly used as a relief landing ground for helicopters of the No 1 Flying Training School, based at RAF Shawbury. The airfield is also home to the RAF's No. 632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron.

  1. ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009 - Annex A" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 21. Retrieved 2 July 2018.