RAF Southrop

Royal Air Force Southrop or more simply RAF Southrop is a former Royal Air Force satellite station west of the village of Southrop, Gloucestershire during the Second World War from August 1940 to November 1945.[1]

RAF Southrop
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
LocationSouthrop, Gloucestershire, England
Built1940
In use1940-1947
Coordinates51°43′50″N 001°44′24″W
Map
RAF Southrop
Location in Gloucestershire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 3,060 0 Grass
14/32 2,790 0 Grass
E/W 3,450 0 Grass

It had three grass runways,[2] It was used as a Relief Landing Ground for Airspeed Oxford and Harvard training aircraft for No. 23 Group RAF.[3]

The defences included a double pillbox.[4]

The following units were here at some point:[5]

Current use

The site is currently farmland.[5]

References
  1. "Southrop Relief Landing Ground". Pastscape. Historic England. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. "RAF Southrop". Lost Airfields. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. "RAF Southrop, Glos". Derelict Places. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. "RAF Southrop Defences". Pillbox Study Group. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. "Southrop". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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