RAF Tilshead

RAF Tilshead
Tilshead, Wiltshire in England
RAF Tilshead is located in Wiltshire
RAF Tilshead
RAF Tilshead
Shown within Wiltshire
Coordinates51°13′40″N 001°58′13″W / 51.22778°N 1.97028°W / 51.22778; -1.97028
TypeRoyal Air Force station
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Site history
Built1925 (1925)
In use1925-1941 (1941)
Airfield information
Elevation124 metres (407 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Tilshead or more simply RAF Tilshead is a former Royal Air Force station west of Tilshead, Wiltshire, England and 9 miles (14 km) east of Warminster.

The unpaved airfield was open from 1925 until 1941.[1] Nearby at Shrewton, a relief landing ground controlled by No. 38 Wing RAF was open from 1940 to 1946.[2][3]

  1. ^ "RAF Tilshead". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Shrewton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "RAF Shrewton/Tilshead". Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 4 April 2012.