Ternhill Airfield

RAF Tern Hill was a Royal Air Force station located in Shropshire, England, near Market Drayton. It was first opened in 1916 and initially operated by the Royal Flying Corps before being taken over by the RAF on 1 April 1918. During the First World War, it hosted several squadrons including 95 Squadron RFC, 133 Squadron RFC/RAF, 134 Squadron RFC/RAF, 132 Squadron RFC/RAF, and No. 13 Training Depot Station. After the war, the land was sold in 1922.

The airfield was re-built in 1935 and re-opened. During the Second World War, it served as a fighter airfield, hosting squadrons such as No. 611 Squadron RAF (Spitfire I), No. 46 Squadron RAF (Hurricane I), No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron (Hurricane I), No. 403 Squadron RCAF (Spitfire I, IIA, VB), No. 605 Squadron RAF (Hurricane IIA), and No. 131 Squadron RAF (Spitfire IA, IIA). It also hosted training units like No. 10 Flying Training School and No. 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit.

Post-war, from 1946, it was home to No. 6 Flying Training School, equipped with Harvards, Prentices, and Provost T1 aircraft. In 1961, the Central Flying School Helicopter Wing moved in. The station officially closed as an RAF station on 31 December 1976. The technical and administrative site was transferred to the British Army, becoming Borneo Barracks, later renamed Clive Barracks. The airfield portion, now known as Ternhill Airfield, was retained by the RAF and is used as a relief landing ground for helicopters of No 1 Flying Training School, based at RAF Shawbury. It is also home to the RAF's No. 632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron.