Bracebridge Heath - RAF Bracebridge Heath

RAF Bracebridge Heath

RAF Bracebridge Heath opened circa 1919-1920, housing No. 121 Squadron RAF and No 4 Air Acceptance Park RAF. A Royal Flying Corps (RFC) aerodrome at Bracebridge Heath originally opened in 1916 for use by the Robey-Peters aircraft factory, in the manufacture and flight testing of their own designs and licence-built Sopwith aircraft.

In World War II, an aircraft repair organisation at Bracebridge Heath, managed by A V Roe and Co Ltd, recovered large numbers of damaged Lancaster bombers, which would otherwise have been scrapped, returning them to service and making a major contribution to the bomber offensive against Nazi Germany.

There was a Grade II listed triple aircraft hangar here of unique interest (a Belfast truss hangar), but this was demolished in 2001.