Shobdon Airfield (ICAO: EGBS) is an airport 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Shobdon village, and west of Leominster,[1] Herefordshire, England.
It acted as a reception point for casualties received from Southampton being distributed to local hospitals.
1 Glider Training School moved from RAF Thame to Shobdon,[3] enabling an increase in training of glider pilots in preparation for Normandy and Arnhem landings.
[4] The RAF Gliding School closed in 1953, when the site was handed to Herefordshire County Council.
Shobdon Airfield has a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Ordinary Licence (Number P779) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Herefordshire Aero Club Limited).