QinetiQ Pershore is a Business Park and Trials Centre operated by QinetiQ. The site is located near the village of Throckmorton, Worcestershire, England.
History
The site was created during 1933/4 for use by the Royal Air Force as a training station under the name of RAF Pershore.
The following units were posted here at some point: No. 1 Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF No. 1 Ferry Unit RAF No. 10 (Advanced) Flying Training School RAF No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF with Vickers Wellingtons. No. 50 Gliding School RAF No. 1516 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF No. 1681 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight RAF Radar Research Flying Unit RAF (RRFU). - previously at RAF Defford
The RAF station closed down during 1978.
Current use
The site is currently a Business Park and Trials Centre.
It has occasionally been opened as an aerodrome, hosting an airshow. The last such event was scheduled for 11 June 2016.
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