Royal Air Force Worcester, or more simply RAF Worcester, is a former
Royal Air Force relief landing ground (RLG) which was located north east of
Worcester city centre,
Worcestershire,
England and south west of
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire.
Posted units
The following units were here at some point:
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No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
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(2 EFTS)
became
No. 6 (Supplementary) Flying Instructors School RAF became
No. 6 Flying Instructors School RAF
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became
No. 6 Flying Instructors School (Elementary) RAF became 2 EFTS
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No. 24 Group Communication Flight RAF
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No. 81 Group Communication Flight RAF
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No. 2790 Squadron RAF Regiment
Accidents and incidents
5 June 1940
Bristol Blenheim L1232 of
No. 5 Operational Training Unit overshot at night and hit a house.
17 October 1941
de Havilland Tiger Moth
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T5856 of No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) crashed when landing.
15 July 1942
Miles Magister R1956 of No. 6 Flying Instructors School (FIS) hit a gunpost on take-off.
September 1942
Douglas Dakota en route from Pershore with a film crew crashed blocking the Bilford Road. The co-pilot was the American film actor
Clark Gable who was involved with a planned gunnery training film.
16 May 1943
Airspeed Oxford R9983 of
No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
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crashed on takeoff.
Aviation Archaeology – crashes in the south west midlands during 1943
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Postwar
Between 1954 and 1968 a Spitfire was used as a gate guard at the site.
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
BBC History – A Memory of Worcester During the War
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Royal Air Force stations in Worcestershire
Military units and formations established in 1940
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom