RAF Cranage | |||||||||||
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Middlewich, Cheshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°13′16″N 2°24′05″W / 53.2210°N 2.4013°W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite station | ||||||||||
Code | RG[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command 1940, 1941- RAF Fighter Command 1940-41 * No. 9 Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1939 | /40||||||||||
In use | October 1940 - June 1945 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | WMO: grid reference SJ733694 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 50 metres (164 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Cranage or more simply RAF Cranage is a former Royal Air Force Satellite station operated during the Second World War. It was located just to the North of Middlewich, Cheshire, England.