RAF Halfpenny Green [entry point]

Title

RAF Bobbington

Description

RAF Halfpenny Green (also known as Bobbington) was located in Staffordshire, 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Wolverhampton.

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RAF Halfpenny Green opened as RAF Bobbington in 1941. It was renamed as RAF Halfpenny Green in 1942. The station was used by 3 Air Observers’ Navigation School as part of 51 (Training) Group in Flying Training Command. Bothas and, later, Ansons were used to train navigators, bomb aimers, air gunners and wireless operators. 1545 Beam Approach Training Flight also used the station equipped with Oxfords.

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Contributor

Nigel Moore

Citation

“RAF Halfpenny Green [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/21799.

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