RAF Atcham

Royal Air Force Atcham, or more simply RAF Atcham, is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, on the north eastern boundary of Attingham Park.

[8] During 1942 and early 1943, it trained pilots in combat operations as well as air-to-air-gunnery with the attached 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight.

[8] The 495th switched its mission to a Replacement Training Group (RTU) and was assigned two RTU squadrons:[16] As a Combat Crew Replacement Center, the squadrons flew a mixture of hand-me-down aircraft, primarily planes which were considered not combat-ready to high hours and being "war weary".

577 Squadron RAF target towing with Airspeed Oxfords, Spitfires and Vultee Vengeances used the airfield until the end of the war.

The three Callender Hamilton hangars of the former technical site remain together in use with all the administration buildings, the whole complex forming the Atcham Industrial Estate northwest of the former airfield area.

[3] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Spitfire V of the 309th Fighter Squadron
An RAF airman talks to a pilot of the 14th Fighter Group on the wing of his P-38 Lightning at Atcham, England.
Republic P-47C-5-RE Thunderbolt Serial 41-6530 of the 551st Fighter Training Squadron. This aircraft was formerly assigned to the 56th Fighter Group at RAF Kings Cliffe . This aircraft was condemned due to enemy action 16 April 1946