RAF Tern Hill
Former Royal Air Force station in Shropshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Tern Hill, or more simply RAF Tern Hill, (ICAO: EGOE) was a Royal Air Force station at Ternhill in Shropshire, England, near the towns of Newport and Market Drayton.
RAF Tern Hill | |||||||||||
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Near Market Drayton, Shropshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°52′16″N 002°32′01″W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force flying station | ||||||||||
Area | 111 hectares[1] | ||||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Flying Corps (1916–1918) RAF (1918–1922 and 1935–1976) | ||||||||||
Condition | Open | ||||||||||
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Built | 1916 (1916) | ||||||||||
In use | 1916–1976 | ||||||||||
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Identifiers | ICAO: EGOE | ||||||||||
Elevation | 83 metres (272 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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The station closed in 1976, with the technical and administrative site transferring to the British Army to become Borneo Barracks, later renamed Clive Barracks (after Major-General Robert Clive). The airfield part of the site was retained by the RAF and is now known as Tern Hill Airfield. It is predominantly used as a relief landing ground for helicopters of the No 1 Flying Training School, based at RAF Shawbury. The airfield is also home to the RAF's No. 632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron.