RAF Shawbury [entry point]

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RAF Shawbury is located in Shropshire 4 miles (6 kms) north-east of Shrewsbury.

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It was originally used in 1917 by the Royal Flying Corps but re-opened in 1938 in a training role. It became home to 11 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit which was replaced at the station in January 1944 by the Central Navigation School. RAF Shawbury is still in use as a training station.

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Map                                Text.                       Correspondence
Map. Navigation chart and log      Text. Diary
Moving image                       Text. Log book and record book
Photograph                         Text. Memoir
Physical object                    Text. Personal research
Physical object. Clothing          Text. Poetry
Physical object. Decoration        Text. Service material
Sound                              Text. Training material
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Nigel Moore

Citation

“RAF Shawbury [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5704.

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