Church Broughton
Major
Also known as: | Dove Valley Park / Heath Top Business Park / RAF Church Broughton |
County: | Derbyshire |
Current Status: | Farmland / Industry (main position) |
Date: | August 1942 - 1946 (closed to flying); subsequent winch launched gliding use |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil (winch launched gliding use) |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
Aircraft Roles: | Experimental / General aviation (winch launched gliding use) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/04/2023):
- ATL (Ascott Transport Limited) - uses last remaining hangar
- Church Broughton Parish Council
- Dairy Crest Foston
- Foston and Scropton Parish Council
- Futaba Industrial UK Ltd
- The Holly Bush, Church Broughton - pub, contains airfield photographs, including world's first turboprop-engined aircraft
- JCB Power Systems Ltd
- Kuehne + Nagel
- Rodgers Leask Limited
- St. Paul's Parish Church, Scropton (and Foston) - RAF graves
- Truma (UK) Ltd
- TS Design Group
Main unit(s) present:
- No 27 OTU
- No 51 MU
- No 93 Gp Screened Pilots School
- No 1429 (Czech Operational Training) Flight
- Burton & Derby GC
Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): |