Burton-on-the-Wolds
Major
| Also known as: | RAF Burton-on-the-Wolds / RFC Burton-on-the-Wolds / Loughborough |
| County: | Leicestershire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland |
| Date: | October 1916 - 1919 (notification of relinquishment 13 March); subsequent minor use |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RFC / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b fighters of No 38 Squadron had Burton-on-the-Wolds available to them as a Home Defence landing ground during World War One until the unit moved to France in May 1918. A nucleus left behind enabled No 90 Squadron to form the following August, and its Avro 504K fighters remained in service after the end of fighting. Burton-on-the-Wolds was notified for relinquishment in March 1919 but flying has survived in the shape of a private civil airstrip that exists on the east side of the original landing ground.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Burton on the Wolds, Cotes and Prestwold Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 38 Sqn
- No 90 Sqn
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