Church Broughton
CHURCH BROUGHTON: Military aerodrome later gliding site
Church Broughton in September 2004
Another view
Note: Pictures by the author.
Military users: WW2: RAF Bomber Command 93 Group
OTU 1429 (Czech)
Gliding: 1975/77 listed
Location: 9nm W of Derby, 1nm E of Foxton village
Period of operation: Military: 1942 to 1945 Civil: 1970s only?
Runways: 01/19 1280x46 hard 06/24 1737x46 hard
12/30 1235x46 hard
NOTES: In WW2 hard standings were available for 27 heavy bombers.
SPOTTERS NOTES
In 1977 the Auster J/1N Alpha G-AIGR was based here operated by the Burton & Derby Flying Club, as was the privately owned Schleicher ASK.16 G-BCTI.
Michael
This comment was written on: 2019-01-22 19:45:46I have a picture of church Broughton aerodrome circa 1990 if that's any good.
Reply from Dick Flute:
Hi Michael, I would very much like to see this. A low-res jpg will be preferred. Regards, Dick
Chris Higginbotham
This comment was written on: 2021-05-17 20:18:58I have a couple of photos I took of the gliding there (unfortunately no date), they used to bring the gliders across the mainroad from the hangar which was on the othersode of the road.
Dick Flute
This comment was written on: 2021-05-17 20:24:11Hi Chris, I would very much like to see these pictures. If possible a low-res jpeg (max 500KB) will be a great help. Best regards, Dick
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