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RAF Shawbury
Near Shawbury, Shropshire in England
An Airbus H135 Juno, ZM509 at RAF Shawbury.
Doceo duco volo
(Latin for 'I teach, I guide, I fly')
RAF Shawbury is located in Shropshire
RAF Shawbury
RAF Shawbury
Shown within Shropshire
Coordinates52°47′53″N 002°40′05″W / 52.79806°N 2.66806°W / 52.79806; -2.66806
TypeTraining station
Area313 hectares (770 acres)[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byNo. 22 Group (Training)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.raf.mod.uk/rafshawbury/
Site history
Built1916 (1916), rebuilt 1937
In use
  • 1917–1918 (Royal Flying Corps)
  • 1918–1920 (Royal Air Force)
  • 1938 – present (Royal Air Force)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Group Captain Phillip Wadlow
Occupants
  • No. 1 Flying Training School
  • No. 60 Squadron (RAF)
  • No. 660 Squadron (AAC)
  • No. 670 Squadron (AAC)
  • No. 705 Naval Air Squadron
  • Central Flying School (Helicopter) Squadron
  • Defence College of Air and Space Operations
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: EGOS, WMO: 03414
Elevation75.5 metres (248 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/36 1,831 metres (6,007 ft) Asphalt and concrete
05/23 1,375 metres (4,511 ft) Asphalt and concrete
Source: UK MIL AIP Shawbury[2]

Royal Air Force Shawbury, otherwise known as RAF Shawbury, is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Shawbury in Shropshire in the West Midlands of England.

  1. ^ "Annex A" (PDF). Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 (Report). Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. A-20. Retrieved 6 April 2019 – via GOV.UK.
  2. ^ "UK MIL AIP - SHAWBURY - AD 2 - EGOS - 1 - 1" (PDF). UK MIL AIP. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

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