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RAF Cosford opened in 1938 as a joint aircraft maintenance, storage and technical training unit. [2] It was originally intended to be opened as RAF Donington (the parish in which it is located) but to avoid confusion with the nearby army camp at Donnington it was named after Cosford Grange House which was located at the south western edge of the airfield. [3]
Former larger RAF station, now an enclave within the British Army's Alanbrooke Barracks, with the airfield retained by the RAF and used by No. 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron teaching Air Cadets to fly the Grob Viking. [30] RAF Valley: Wales: Isle of Anglesey
There have been many units with various tasks in the Royal Air Force (RAF), and they are listed here. A unit is an administrative term for a body, which can be larger or smaller than a flight or squadron, is given a specific mission, but does not warrant the status of being formed as a formal flight or squadron.
The school was reformed at RAF Cosford in July 1938, and all of its equipment was moved from RAF Halton camp by at least three special trains which were loaded at Wendover railway station and transported to RAF Cosford station. [4] [5] The school was housed in a purpose-built structure at Cosford called Fulton Block, which could accommodate ...
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The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, located at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is a free museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular. The museum is part of the Royal Air Force Museum, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and also a registered charity. [2]
RAF Cosford between 15 March 1939 and 22 June 1956. [8] [9] No. 30 RAF Brockton between 1941 and unknown. [10] No. 33 RAF Weston Park between October 1940 and Summer 1945. [11] Temporary Dispersals at: Castle Bromwich between October 1939 and 1940 Desford Aircraft Storage and Repair Unit (1938–39) Aircraft Storage Unit (1939–56)