Bramcote
| Also known as: | Bramcote Aerodrome / Gamecock Barracks / HMS Gamecock / RAF Bramcote / RAF Station, Bramcote / RN Air Station, Bramcote / RNAS Bramcote |
| County: | Warwickshire |
| Current Status: | Army barracks (main position) / Open land / Public roads |
| Date: | 5 June 1940 - 10 November 1958 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RAF (Polish) / FAA |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later metal |
| Aircraft Roles: | Anti-aircraft co-operation / Bomber (main role) / Fighter / Military development/support / Naval aviation (main role) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2024):
- 30 Signal Regiment
- Bramcote Golf
- Bramcote HIVE
- Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery - RAF graves
- Peter Pan Pre-School & Nursery
- T&M Aviation - aircraft restoration and aviation hire
- Wolvey Local History Group
- Wolvey Parish Council
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018);
- Wolvey Village Website
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 Air Traffic School
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No 1 School of Air Movement
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No 6 AACU
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No 17 ACHU
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No 18 OTU
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No 42 GS
- No 55 (Maintenance) Wing
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No 105 (Transport) OTU
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No 151 Sqn
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No 215 Sqn
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No 254 MU
- No 266 MU
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No 300 Sqn
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No 301 Sqn
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No 304 Sqn
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No 305 Sqn
- No 735 Defence Sqn
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No 801 Sqn
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No 813 Sqn
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No 815 Sqn
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No 1381 (Transport) CU
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No 1510 BABS Flight
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No 1513 BAT Flight
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No 1513 RAT Flight
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No 1833 Sqn
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No 1844 Sqn
- No 2735 Sqn RAF Regiment
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Oxford Test Flight
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Squadron & Flight Commanders School
- Station Flight, Bramcote (FAA)
- Station Flight, Bramcote (RAF)
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Transport Command Air Crew Examining Unit
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Transport Command Examining Unit
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Transport Command Initial Conversion Unit
A pillbox at Bramcote, 5 August 2012.
Polish armed forces at Bramcote, spring 1942. Courtesy of II Wojna Światowa - World War II - Seconde Guerre mondiale
Bramcote Open Day, 2015. Courtesy of Forces TV
Plan of Bramcote, c. late 1940s. © Royal Navy Research Archive. Click here for more information.
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