RAF Tilshead
Royal Air Force Tilshead or more simply RAF Tilshead is a former Royal [Air Force station] west of Tilshead, Wiltshire, England and east of Warminster.
The unpaved airfield was open from 1925 until 1941. Nearby at Shrewton, a relief landing ground controlled by No. 38 Wing RAF was open from 1940 to 1946.
Based units
No. 16 Squadron RAF flew the Westland Lysander as a detachment for RAF Weston Zoyland between 15 August 1940 and 8 September 1941, conducting reconnaissance protecting the country from the planned invasion and looking for enemy movements.No. 225 (Army Co-operation) Squadron RAF also flew the Lysander before moving to RAF Thruxton.
The airfield also provided initial training period for the Glider Pilot Regiment providing basic flying training.