RAF Cranage

RAF Cranage
Middlewich, Cheshire in England
Disused buildings on the former airfield (2017)
RAF Cranage is located in Cheshire
RAF Cranage
RAF Cranage
Shown within Cheshire
Coordinates53°13′16″N 2°24′05″W / 53.2210°N 2.4013°W / 53.2210; -2.4013
TypeSatellite station
CodeRG[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Flying Training Command
1940, 1941-
RAF Fighter Command 1940-41
* No. 9 Group RAF[1]
Site history
Built1939 (1939)/40
In useOctober 1940 - June 1945 (1945)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
IdentifiersWMO: grid reference SJ733694
Elevation50 metres (164 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking

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.

  1. ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 71.