RAF Tern Hill | |||||||||||
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Near Market Drayton, Shropshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°52′16″N 002°32′01″W / 52.87111°N 2.53361°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force flying station | ||||||||||
Area | 111 hectares[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Flying Corps (1916–1918) RAF (1918–1922 and 1935–1976) | ||||||||||
Condition | Open | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1916 | ||||||||||
In use | 1916–1976 | ||||||||||
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Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: EGOE | ||||||||||
Elevation | 83 metres (272 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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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.