RAF Abbots Bromley

Military Decommissioning. The airfield was a temporary Relief Landing Ground (RLG) established specifically for World War II. With the end of the war and the subsequent demobilization, the massive requirement for pilot training ceased. As a satellite airfield with minimal permanent infrastructure, it was deemed surplus to requirements by the Air Ministry and was closed.

The site has been fully returned to agricultural use. There are no visible remains of the runways, hangars, or other significant airfield infrastructure. The land is now comprised of open fields and woodland, part of the Bagot's Park area. Its former existence as an airfield is not apparent from the ground and is only identifiable through historical records and faint crop marks visible in some aerial photographs.

RAF Abbots Bromley was an important part of the vast pilot training network in the UK during World War II. It opened in August 1940 as a grass airfield to serve as a Relief Landing Ground. Its primary function was to relieve congestion at the parent station, No. 5 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) at RAF Ternhill. Trainee pilots would fly from Ternhill to Abbots Bromley to practice essential skills like circuits, landings, and emergency procedures. It was later used by No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit based at RAF Church Lawford. The main aircraft operated from the field were multi-engine trainers, primarily the Airspeed Oxford and the Miles Master, which prepared pilots for operational bombers and transport aircraft. Its existence was vital for increasing the throughput of trained pilots for the war effort.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening RAF Abbots Bromley. It was a temporary wartime grass airfield that has been private farmland for over 75 years. The lack of infrastructure and its complete integration back into the agricultural landscape make any potential for reopening as an aviation facility nonexistent.