RAF Tarrant Rushton
| RAF Tarrant Rushton | |||||||||||
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| Blandford Forum, Dorset in England | |||||||||||
1944 Oblique air photo of RAF Tarrant Rushton, looking Northeast to Southwest | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | TK | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1943- | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°51′00″N 002°04′30″W / 50.85000°N 2.07500°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
| In use | October 1943 - September 1980 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 78 metres (256 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Tarrant Rushton or more simply RAF Tarrant Rushton is a former station of the Royal Air Force near the village of Tarrant Rushton east of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England from 1943 to 1947. It was used for glider operations during the Second World War and later revived for civilian operations. It is currently disused, though some buildings survive. Today it serves as a visual reference point (VRP) for VFR flights, in particular NW departures from Bournemouth Airport.