RAF Church Broughton

Royal Air Force Church Broughton or more simply RAF Church Broughton is a former Royal Air Force List of former [Royal Air Force stations|satellite station] located near Church Broughton, Derbyshire, England.

History

The following units were here at some point:

Satellite of No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF
Sub site for No. 51 Maintenance Unit RAF
No. 93 Group Screened Pilots School RAF formed here during May 1943 operating Vickers Wellington IIIs. The unit was disbanded at RAF Leicester East during October 1944.
No. 1429 Flight RAF using Wellington IIIs and Westland Lysander IIs between August and November 1942. The unit was disbanded on 27 February 1943 while at RAF Thornaby to become Czechoslovak Flight with No. 6 OTU

Current use

The site is currently Dove Valley ParkThere are currently 6 turkey rearing sheds on the site. They are positioned on the north eastern edge of the concrete runway. On 10 November 2022 it became the 192nd confirmed location of Avian Flu in the UK in that year.