RAF Bruntingthorpe

RAF Bruntingthorpe
Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire in England
B-47 Stratojet of the 100th Bombardment Wing parked at RAF Bruntingthorpe, 1958
RAF Bruntingthorpe is located in Leicestershire
RAF Bruntingthorpe
RAF Bruntingthorpe
Shown within Leicestershire
RAF Bruntingthorpe is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Bruntingthorpe
RAF Bruntingthorpe
RAF Bruntingthorpe (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates52°29′49″N 001°06′48″W / 52.49694°N 1.11333°W / 52.49694; -1.11333
TypeRoyal Air Force station
* Satellite station 1942-43
*Parent station 1943-
CodeBP[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF[1]
Site history
Built1941 (1941)/42
In useNovember 1942 - 1962 (1962)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation137 metres (449 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Bruntingthorpe or more simply RAF Bruntingthorpe is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.2 miles (6.8 km) north east of Lutterworth, Leicestershire and 10 miles (16 km) south of Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

It was operational between 1942 and 1962 and it is currently known as Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.

  1. ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 58.