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RAF Bridleway Gate

Royal Air Force stations in ShropshireUse British English from December 2020

Royal Air Force Bridleway Gate, or more simply RAF Bridleway Gate, is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located in Shropshire. The following units were here at some point: No. 2 Maintenance Unit RAF No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF No. 11 Service Flying Training School RAF No. 245 Maintenance Unit RAF

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RAF Bridleway Gate
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SY4 5PQ , Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst
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