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RAF Atherstone was a former Royal Air Force station located south of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, north-west of Shipston on Stour. The airfield opened in 1941 when it was used by No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF as a satellite from RAF Wellesbourne Mountford.〔 Through its life the airfield was home to a number of units before closing in 1945. Atherstone had its name changed during operations when, in May 1942, it became RAF Stratford.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RAF Stratford )〕 ==Posted units== The authorisation for a satellite for No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) was given on 18 June 1940 yet it took over a year until 5 July 1941 that the station was finally opened by an advance party from RAF Wellesbourne Mountford with their Vickers Wellingtons.〔 During 1942 the station's name was changed from RAF Atherstone to RAF Stratford because there was another airfield called Atherstone. No. 22 OTU used the airfield until 15 November 1942, when control was passed to No. 23 OTU located at RAF Pershore.〔 When RAF Gaydon opened, pressure was reduced on the station but when No. 22 OTU was ejected from RAF Defford because the station was transferred to No. 10 Group RAF. 312 Ferry Training Unit (FTU) flying the Wellington used the airfield for just under eight months between 24 April 1943 and 17 December 1943 with the unit located at Wellesbourne Mountford with RAF Gaydon and Stratford used as a satellites.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Military flying units in the south west Midlands )〕 However, on 7 March 1944 the airfield was transferred back to No. 22 OTU 〔 because the unit now had 81 Wellington III/X's with 33 of these coming from No. 23 OTU which had disbanded on 7 March 1944. Although before long No. 22 OTU had left and the station came under control from the Signals Flying Unit from RAF Honiley but not long after flying ceased at Stratford and the station was placed on a care and maintenance basis.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RAF Atherstone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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