RAF Lichfield
| RAF Lichfield | |||||||||||
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| Fradley, Staffordshire in England | |||||||||||
Plan of RAF Lichfield in 1945 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station parent station 1941-46 | ||||||||||
| Code | LF | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Maintenance Command RAF Bomber Command * No. 6 (T) Group RAF * No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF * No. 93 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°42′46″N 001°46′58″W / 52.71278°N 1.78278°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1 August 1940 - April 1958 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 67 metres (220 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Lichfield or more simply RAF Lichfield is a former Royal Air Force station located in Fradley, 2 miles (3.2 km) north east of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The airfield was the busiest airfield in Staffordshire during the Second World War. The airfield supported its own units as well as providing safe haven for many more. It was a control point for all aviation traffic that passed through the Birmingham area during the war and saw more aircraft movements than any other Staffordshire airfield.
It also known as Fradley Aerodrome.