QinetiQ Pershore

QinetiQ Pershore is a Business Park and Trials Centre operated by QinetiQ. The site is located near the village of Throckmorton, Worcestershire, England.

QinetiQ Pershore
Summary
OwnerQinetiQ
Opened1978
Elevation AMSL121 ft / 37 m
Coordinates52°08′33″N 2°2′11″W
Map
QinetiQ Pershore
Shown within Worcestershire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/00 0 0 Concrete

History

The site was created during 1933/4 for use by the Royal Air Force as a training station under the name of RAF Pershore.

The following units were posted here at some point:

  • No. 1 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF[1]
  • No. 1 Ferry Unit RAF[1]
  • No. 10 (Advanced) Flying Training School RAF[1]
  • No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF[1] with Vickers Wellingtons.
  • No. 50 Gliding School RAF[1]
  • No. 1516 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF[1]
  • No. 1681 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight RAF[1]
  • Radar Research Flying Unit RAF (RRFU).[1] - previously at RAF Defford

The RAF station closed down during 1978.

Current use

The site is currently a Business Park and Trials Centre.[2]

It has occasionally been opened as an aerodrome, hosting an airshow. The last such event was scheduled for 11 June 2016.[3]

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References
  1. "Pershore". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. "Locations - UK - Pershore". QinetiQ. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/579837-perhaps-last-opportunity-raf-pershore-disused.html
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