| 词条 | RAF Snitterfield | ||||||||||||||||||
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| name = RAF Snitterfield | nativename = | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = File:Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Miles M.14 Magister. CH140.jpg | image-width = 250px | caption = A Miles Magister similar to the ones that flew from the airfield | IATA = | ICAO = | type = Military | owner = | operator = Royal Air Force | city-served = | location = Snitterfield | built = 1942 | used = 1943-1946 | elevation-m = 116 | elevation-f = 381 | coordinates = {{Coord|52|14|14|N|001|43|08|W|region:GB_type:airport|display=inline,title}} | website = | pushpin_map = Warwickshire | pushpin_label = RAF Snitterfield | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Warwickshire | r1-number = 02/20 | r1-length-m = 1,750 | r1-length-f = 5,744 | r1-surface = Concrete | r2-number = 08/26 | r2-length-m = 1,131 | r2-length-f = 3,710 | r2-surface = Concrete | r3-number = 14/32 | r3-length-m = 1,177 | r3-length-f = 3,862 | r3-surface = Concrete | stat-year = | stat1-header = | stat1-data = | stat2-header = | stat2-data = | footnotes = [1] }} RAF Snitterfield is a former Royal Air Force station located west of Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, {{Convert|3.3|mi}} north of Stratford-upon-Avon and {{Convert|4.6|mi}} south-east of Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. Snitterfield was operational during the Second World War, the airfield was a class A airfield and had around 30 aircraft dispersals. The airfield was finished around June 1942 and cost around £1,147,000[2] and opened in 1943 then closed in 1946.[3]Posted unitsNo. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF ((P)AFU) was the first unit to operate from the airfield starting on 7 May 1943 at RAF Church Lawford and using Snitterfield as a satellite airfield to disperse the aircraft as Church Lawford was very busy. On 3 April 1945 the unit moved permanently to RAF Snitterfield using Airspeed Oxfords and Miles Magisters.[3]The airfield was also home to two Belgian training schools firstly the Initial Training School dealing with reception and training elements from 1 January 1944 until 13 December 1944[4] and secondly the Technical Training School from January 1944 until October 1946.[3] From May 1945 to 1946, Snitterfield was used as a Relief Landing Ground by No. 20 Service Flying Training School from RAF Church Lawford.[1] The airfield was also host to other units including:
Accidents and incidentsDuring life as a RAF training base accidents were not far away with a number of airmen killed during training and within the surrounding area.
Motor sports usageIn 1948, RAF Snitterfield was one of two disused airfields given special consideration as to the suitability of hosting a British Grand Prix. In the end, RAF Silverstone was chosen as the venue.[7] Current useThe north-east section of the airfield is currently the Stratford Oaks Golf club and the south-east section is home to Stratford-Upon-Avon Gliding Club.[8] However, before these were built there was a Wireless Transmission station.[9] At the southern end of the airfield is now Stratford Armouries[10] which is a military museum that was built in 2007.[11] ReferencesCitations1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.controltowers.co.uk/S/Snitterfield.htm |title=RAF Snitterfield |publisher=Control Towers|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://rafworksop.btck.co.uk/BaseHistory/WorldWarII |title=RAF Worksop - World War II |publisher=Priories Historical Society - RAF Worksop Memorial |accessdate=27 April 2012}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-S.htm#Snitterfield |title=RAF Snitterfield |publisher= Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/flying_units.htm |title=Military flying units in the south west Midlands |publisher=Aviation Archaeology|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1942.htm |title=Military aircraft crashes in the south west Midlands - 1942 |publisher=Aviation Archaeology|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1944.htm |title=Military aircraft crashes in the south west Midlands - 1944 |publisher=Aviation Archaeology|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 7. ^{{Harvnb|Swinger|2001|p=119.}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/snitterfield |title=Snitterfield |publisher=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.alancordwell.co.uk/hfradio/bearley.html |title=HF Radio - Bearley |publisher=Alan Cordwell Web Portal|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stratfordarmouries.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=54 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207023401/http://www.stratfordarmouries.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=54 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=7 February 2011 |title=Wellington Museum |publisher=Stratford Armouries |accessdate=27 April 2012 }} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aiarchitecture.co.uk/archived_news.html |title=News |publisher=A.I Architecture|accessdate=27 April 2012}} Bibliography
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