RAF Atcham
Royal Air Force Atcham, or more simply RAF Atcham, is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, on the north eastern boundary of Attingham Park.
| RAF Atcham USAAF Station 342 | |||||||||||
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| Shrewsbury, Shropshire in England | |||||||||||
Atcham Airfield – 9 May 1946 | |||||||||||
RAF Atcham Location in Shropshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°41′25″N 002°38′16″W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station Group Sector Station | ||||||||||
| Code | AP | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces (1942-45) | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command (1941–1942) * No. 9 Group RAF Eighth Air Force (1942–1944) Ninth Air Force (1944–1945) RAF Flying Training Command (1945–1946) | ||||||||||
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| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
| In use | September 1941 – April 1946 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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| Elevation | 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Initially built for RAF Fighter Command, during the Second World War its primary use was by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force. It was mainly the home of the 495th Fighter Training Group, where pilots were trained to fly Republic P-47 Thunderbolts although a few also were trained to fly twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightnings for both Eighth and Ninth Air Force units. Atcham continued to see use as a training base until it was returned to the RAF in March 1945.
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