RAF Stormy Down
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The former Royal Air Force Stormy Down, commonly known as RAF Stormy Down, was a World War II
Royal Air Force
airfield near Pyle
, Bridgend (county borough)
opened in 1940. It was an armament training school for the RAF then after they departed the French took the station over and later American forces were also stationed at 'Stormy'. Flying ceased in August 1944 due to the dangerous grass landing strip. However the airfield continued to be used for occasional private aircraft and a glider club for a number of years.
The site is now used by Cenin Concrete Products Ltd, as a Research, Development & Production Centre. The site is also the operating base for Bridgend Motorcycle Training Centre, one of Wales premier Training Schools. The site is also used for a weekly car boot sale. A proposal to site wind turbines on the disused airfield has been made.
Stormy Down was the main base for the area using MOD St Athans , also known as RAF St Athans was the feeder airfield for Stormy , using a long taxi stretching as long as 30 miles from each other.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
airfield near Pyle
Pyle
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. Pyle railway station is on the Cardiff - Swansea section of the London - South Wales main line....
, Bridgend (county borough)
Bridgend (county borough)
Bridgend is a county borough in the historic county of Glamorgan, south Wales. The county borough has a total population of 130,000 people, and contains the settlements of Bridgend, after which it is named, Maesteg, and the seaside town of Porthcawl...
opened in 1940. It was an armament training school for the RAF then after they departed the French took the station over and later American forces were also stationed at 'Stormy'. Flying ceased in August 1944 due to the dangerous grass landing strip. However the airfield continued to be used for occasional private aircraft and a glider club for a number of years.
The site is now used by Cenin Concrete Products Ltd, as a Research, Development & Production Centre. The site is also the operating base for Bridgend Motorcycle Training Centre, one of Wales premier Training Schools. The site is also used for a weekly car boot sale. A proposal to site wind turbines on the disused airfield has been made.
Stormy Down was the main base for the area using MOD St Athans , also known as RAF St Athans was the feeder airfield for Stormy , using a long taxi stretching as long as 30 miles from each other.