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Perton Airfield
Hob Uid: 1408349
Location : Staffordshire City of Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire Perton Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SO8640099700
Summary : The site of a World War Two military airfield, now built over. The airfield was opened in 1941, construction may have begun as early as 1939. It was designed as a fighter station with three tarmac runways, and was equipped with an aircraft hangar (Type T2). Accommodation was situated at Cranmoor Lodge Farm. The airfield never became a fighter station and was used by a number of units as a relief airfield (for Shawbury, Wheaton Aston and Tern Hill) and for Army co-operation training (including with Dutch troops). The airfield accomodation was used as a refugee camp after the war until 1950. The airfield site was used for agriculture by 1985 and was built over for housing by 2002.
More information : Perton airfield, Staffordshire, SJ 865 000, opened 1941, closed 1945. The airfield had three concrete runways and a Type T2 aircraft hangar. use of the site in 1985 was said to be for agriculture. (1) The site of a World War II airfield at Perton: the airfield was opened in 1941, construction may have begun as early as 1939. It was designed as a fighter station. Accommodation was situated at Cranmoor Lodge Farm. The airfield never became a fighter station and was used by a number of units as a relief airfield (for Shawbury, Wheaton Aston and Tern Hill) and for Army co-operation training (including with Dutch troops). The airfield accomodation was used as a refugee camp after the war until 1950. The airfield was built over for housing by 2002. The web site of Perton Village notes that there was also a WWI airfield at a completely different site (Fern Fields) in the area of Perton. (2) Perton Airfield SO 862 998. (3) Airfield (disused) SO 862 998 (NAT). (4)

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Source details : Perton Village Website 2002. "The Perton Airfields"; http://www.pertonvillage.co.uk/Airfields.htm; accessed 22-FEB-2005
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Source details : English Heritage Thematic Listing Programme, May 2003: "Survey of Military Sites and Structures Summary Report", Annexe 2, unpaged.
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Source details : 1:10000, 1974
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : World War II from 1941
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1941
Monument Type : Airfield, Military Airfield, Aircraft Hangar (Type T2)
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Use 1946-1950
Monument End Date : 1950
Monument Start Date : 1946
Monument Type : Displaced Persons Camp
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1941
Monument Type : Military Airfield
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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Non Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : 5603
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 89 NE 35
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Activity type : THEMATIC SURVEY
Start Date : 2012-01-01
End Date : 2012-12-31