RAF Brunton

Royal Air Force Brunton or more simply RAF Brunton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station in Northumberland, England, close to the hamlet of Brunton. The following units were here at some point:

Satellite for No. 56 Operational Training Unit RAF (December 1944 - May 1945) Satellite for No. 59 OTU (August 1942 - January 1944) No. 2772 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 2879 Squadron RAF Regiment Fighter Leaders School RAF (1944)

1. Post-war

The field was used for civil aviation after the war and by the Borders Parachute Centre until at least 2003, but was sold and closed soon after that date; in a 2021 accident report it is referred to as a "disused airfield".

1. References


1. = Citations =


1. = Bibliography =

Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5. Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.