RAF Church Lawford airfield

1970 (© Fred Cubberley)

RAF Church Lawford airfield

Agriculture, industry, quarrying

1. Original flying control building not known
2. Watch Office for All Commands 343/43

1. Not known
2. Derelict

Other Buildings:

06/41 to 04/45, No. 2 Central Flying School from Cranwell with Avro Tutors and Airspeed Oxfords, also used Sibson and Southam, later Warwick and Snitterfield. 01/42, Renamed No. 1 Flying Instructors School and 10/42 as No. 18 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit, moved to Snitterfield 04/45 and disbanded 05/45.
10/42 to 04/45, No. 1533 Blind Approach Training Flight formed here.
04/45 to 03/48, No. 20 Service Flying Training School formed here with Harvards using Bitteswell and Snitterfield as an RLG, 07/47, renamed No. 2 Flying Training School, moved to South Cerney.

(© via David J. Smith)

RAF Church Lawford airfield

3x - concrete, tarmac

1x - 2 bay ARS, 6x - Bellman, 10x - Blister

3 miles SW of Rugby

RAF Church Lawford airfield

RAF Church Lawford airfield
Airfield:	Flying training
Opened:	04/1941
Closed:	/1955
Code:	CL
USAAF Station:	N/A
Runways:	3x - concrete, tarmac
Hangars:	1x - 2 bay ARS, 6x - Bellman, 10x - Blister
County:	Warwickshire
Location:	3 miles SW of Rugby
OS Ref:	SP448736
©:	All photographs copyright © as stated
- 2 CFS - 1 FIS - 18 (P)AFU - 1533 BAT Flight - 20 SFTS - 2 FTS -

RAF Church Lawford airfield
Airfield Today:	Agriculture, industry, quarrying
Tower Type:	1. Original flying control building not known 2. Watch Office for All Commands 343/43
Tower:	1. Not known 2. Derelict
Other Buildings:	Not known
History:	06/41 to 04/45, No. 2 Central Flying School from Cranwell with Avro Tutors and Airspeed Oxfords, also used Sibson and Southam, later Warwick and Snitterfield. 01/42, Renamed No. 1 Flying Instructors School and 10/42 as No. 18 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit, moved to Snitterfield 04/45 and disbanded 05/45. 10/42 to 04/45, No. 1533 Blind Approach Training Flight formed here. 04/45 to 03/48, No. 20 Service Flying Training School formed here with Harvards using Bitteswell and Snitterfield as an RLG, 07/47, renamed No. 2 Flying Training School, moved to South Cerney.