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RAF Milfield
RAF Milfield in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
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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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.
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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.…
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- Coordinates
- 55.5920, -2.0880
- Address
- Milfield, Northumberland
- Established
- 1942
Sources
- wikidata: Q15270926 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Milfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Milfield?
- RAF Milfield is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was RAF Milfield built?
- Built or established in 1942.
- Who owns RAF Milfield?
- RAF Milfield is owned by Royal Air Force.