QinetiQ Pershore
QinetiQ Pershore is a Business Park and Trials Centre operated by QinetiQ. The site is located near the village of Throckmorton, Worcestershire, England.
History
The site was created during 1933/4 for use by the Royal Air Force as a training station under the name of RAF Pershore.The following units were posted here at some point:
- No. 1 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF
- No. 1 Ferry Unit RAF
- No. [10 (Advanced) Flying Training School RAF]
- No. [23 OTU|No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF] with Vickers Wellingtons.
- No. 50 Gliding School RAF
- No. [1516 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF]
- No. [1681 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight RAF]
- Radar Research Flying Unit RAF. - previously at RAF Defford
Current use
The site is currently a Business Park and Trials Centre.It has occasionally been opened as an aerodrome, hosting an airshow. The last such event was scheduled for 11 June 2016.