RAF Tern Hill

RAF Tern Hill
RAF Tern Hill
Near Market Drayton, Shropshire in England
	The airfield at Ternhill.
Site information
Type	Royal Air Force flying station
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Flying Corps (1916–1918); RAF (1918–1922 and 1935–1976)
Condition	Open
Location
	RAF Tern Hill Location in Shropshire
Coordinates	52°52′16″N 002°32′01″W / 52.87111°N 2.53361°W
Area	111 hectares
Site history
Built	1916
In use	1916–1976
Fate	Technical and administrative site transferred to the British Army and became Borneo Barracks, later renamed Clive Barracks.; Airfield retained by the RAF for use as a relief landing ground for the No 1 Flying Training School at RAF Shawbury.;
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGOE
Elevation	83 metres (272 ft) AMSL
Runways
04/22	980 metres (3,215 ft) Asphalt
10/28	948 metres (3,110 ft) Asphalt
17/35	822 metres (2,697 ft) Grass

Royal Air Force Tern Hill, or more simply RAF Tern Hill, (ICAO: EGOE) was a Royal Air Force station at Ternhill in Shropshire, England, near the towns of Newport and Market Drayton.

The station closed in 1976, with the technical and administrative site transferring to the British Army to become Borneo Barracks, later renamed Clive Barracks (after Major-General Robert Clive). The airfield part of the site was retained by the RAF and is now known as Tern Hill Airfield. It is predominantly used as a relief landing ground for helicopters of the No 1 Flying Training School, based at RAF Shawbury. The airfield is also home to the RAF's No. 632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron.