RAF Shawbury

RAF Shawbury
RAF Shawbury
Near Shawbury, Shropshire in England
	Juno HT1 helicopters of No. 1 Flying Training School at RAF Shawbury.
	Doceo duco volo; (Latin for 'I teach, I guide, I fly')
Site information
Type	Training station
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	No. 22 Group (Training)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.raf.mod.uk/rafshawbury/
Location
	RAF Shawbury Shown within Shropshire
Coordinates	52°47′53″N 002°40′05″W / 52.79806°N 2.66806°W
Area	313 hectares (770 acres)
Site history
Built	1916, rebuilt 1937
In use	1917–1918 (Royal Flying Corps); 1918–1920 (Royal Air Force); 1938 – present (Royal Air Force);
Garrison information
Current; commander	Group Captain Phillip Wadlow
Occupants	No. 1 Flying Training School; No. 60 Squadron (RAF); No. 660 Squadron (AAC); No. 670 Squadron (AAC); No. 705 Naval Air Squadron; Central Flying School (Helicopter) Squadron; Defence College of Air and Space Operations;
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGOS, WMO: 03414
Elevation	75.5 metres (248 ft) AMSL
Runways
18/36	1,831 metres (6,007 ft) Asphalt and concrete
05/23	1,375 metres (4,511 ft) Asphalt and concrete
	Source: UK MIL AIP Shawbury

Royal Air Force Shawbury, otherwise known as RAF Shawbury, is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Shawbury in Shropshire in the West Midlands of England.