Other places · North East England
RAF Milfield
In or near Milfield.
RAF Milfield in England North East, United Kingdom.
James T M Towill — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heatherslaw · 5.4 km
About
RAF Milfield is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Till Riverbanks SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Milfield or more simply RAF Milfield is a former Royal Air Force station which operated during the Second World War, located near Milfield, Northumberland, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The airfield opened on 26 January 1942, hosting No. 59 Operational Training Unit RAF, a fighter training unit, later joined by the Specialised Low Attack Instructors School RAF. The OTU trained ground-attack pilots for the Hawker Typhoon. In January 1944, both units were disbanded and merged to become the Fighter Leaders School RAF. That specialised in training officers in commanding ground attack units, with a focus on the skills which would be needed to lead close support operations from front-line airfields in Europe. No. 56 Operational Training Unit RAF operated from Milfield from January 1945 onwards, training replacement Hawker Tempest pilots for Second Tactical Air Force in Europe.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.5920, -2.0880
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ewart
- Postcode
- NE71 6HD
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1942
- Nearest railway station
- Heatherslaw — 5.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15270926 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Milfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Milfield?
- RAF Milfield is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE71 6HD), in the parish of Ewart.
- What is RAF Milfield?
- RAF Milfield in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to RAF Milfield?
- The nearest railway station is Heatherslaw, about 5.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE71 6HD.
- When was RAF Milfield built?
- Built or established in 1942.
- Who owns RAF Milfield?
- RAF Milfield is owned by Royal Air Force.
- Is RAF Milfield a protected site?
- Yes — RAF Milfield is part of the Till Riverbanks SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to RAF Milfield?
- The nearest railway station is Heatherslaw, about 5.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE71 6HD.