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RAF Cosford

Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom
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ICAO
EGWC
Elevation
272 ft
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Location
Cosford, Shropshire · ENG · United Kingdom
Position
52.641°, -2.305° · 272 ft elev.
Visa & Entry
UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), Standard Visitor VisaOfficial
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Active RAF base and home to the RAF Museum Cosford.

Opened
1938
Location
Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom
RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station located near Albrighton in Shropshire, England. It serves primarily as a military base hosting No. 1 Radio School, the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering, and various training units. The station has played an important role in technical and engineering training for the RAF for many decades. The site is also home to the RAF Museum Cosford, one of the largest aviation museums in the United Kingdom, which is open to the public free of charge. The museum houses an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft spanning over a century of aviation history. As a military airfield, RAF Cosford is not open to commercial passenger traffic and has no scheduled airline services. The airfield supports light aircraft operations, training flights, and occasional airshows, including the popular Cosford Air Show held annually.
Getting to & from
RAF Cosford is served by Cosford railway station on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line, providing direct rail access from the West Midlands.
Notable facts
  • ›Home to the RAF Museum Cosford, one of the UK's largest aviation museums with free admission.
  • ›Hosts the annual Cosford Air Show, one of the UK's premier aviation events.
  • ›The station has been operational since 1938, initially as a maintenance and training unit.
  • ›Houses the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering, training RAF and allied nation technicians.
  • ›The museum's collection includes Cold War aircraft, research aircraft, and wartime bombers.
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Royal Air Force Cosford or RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Cosford, Shropshire, England just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton.

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RAF Cosford

Royal Air Force training base in Shropshire, England

Royal Air Force Cosford or RAF Cosford is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Cosford, Shropshire, England just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton.

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