Former main runway at RAF Seighford
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Former main runway at RAF Seighford
Image: © Simon Huguet Taken: 3 Dec 2008
Seighford Airfield was built on 450 acres of requisitioned farmland in 1941. It became operational in September 1942 as home to 30 Operational Training Unit RAF which, initially at least, flew Wellington bombers. The airfield became non-operational in 1947 and was taken over in 1956 by Boulton and Paul who used it as a test site until 1965 for a range of famous aircraft marques including the Viscount and the Lightning. The main runway was 450 yards long and is still in existence, being currently used by a 'Driving Experience' company.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.821838
Longitude
-2.191683