RAF Tilshead

RAF Tilshead
Tilshead, Wiltshire in England
RAF Tilshead
Shown within Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°13′40″N 001°58′13″W / 51.22778°N 1.97028°W / 51.22778; -1.97028Coordinates: 51°13′40″N 001°58′13″W / 51.22778°N 1.97028°W / 51.22778; -1.97028
Type Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Site history
Built 1925 (1925)
In use 1925-1941 (1941)
Airfield information
Elevation 124 metres (407 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete

RAF Tilshead is a former Royal Air Force station which was located 9.3 miles (15.0 km) east of Warminster, Wiltshire, England.

The airfield opened in 1925 until 1941.[1] RAF Tilshead / Shrewton was controlled by No. 38 Wing RAF and was used as a relief landing ground (RLG) for fighters.[2]

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.[3]

No. 225 (Army Co-operation) Squadron RAF also flew the Lysander[4] before moving to RAF Thruxton.[5]

The airfield also provided initial training period for the Glider Pilot Regiment providing basic flying training.[6]

Current use

The airfield is currently being used by the British Army[1] as part of the Salisbury Plain training area and there is nothing left of the site.

References

  1. 1 2 "RAF Tilshead". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "RAF Shrewton/Tilshead". Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "No. 16 Squadron (RAF): Second World War". History of War. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "RAF Tilshead". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "RAF Thruxton". Control Towers. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Staff Sergeant Billy Marfleet GPR". BBC History. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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