RAF Rednal
Royal Air Force Rednal or more simply RAF Rednal is a former Royal Air Force station located in Shropshire, England.
RAF Rednal | |||||||||||
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Oswestry, Shropshire in England | |||||||||||
RAF Rednal Shown within Shropshire | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°50′28″N 2°55′57″W | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
In use | 1942-1946 | ||||||||||
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The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
- No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
- No. 61 Operational Training Unit RAF
- 'Q' Flight RAF was reformed here during October 1943 as part of No. 61 OTU and operated Gloster Gladiators and Vickers Wellingtons before being disbanded still here during January 1944[2]
- No. 2803 Squadron RAF Regiment
References
Citations
- "Rednal". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- Lake 1999, p. 158.
Bibliography
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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