RAF Peplow

RAF Peplow
RNAS Peplow
HMS *Godwit II*
HMS *Godwit*
RAF Peplow; RNAS Peplow; HMS Godwit II; HMS Godwit
Child's Ercall Aerodrome
Peplow, Shropshire in England
	Aerial View of RAF Peplow (2024)
Site information
Type	Royal Air Force station
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force; Royal Navy
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command; Fleet Air Arm
Condition	Disused
Location
	RAF Peplow Shown within Shropshire RAF Peplow RAF Peplow (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	52°48′20″N 2°30′16″W
Site history
Built	1940
In use	1941-1945 (Royal Air Force); 1945-1949 (Royal Navy)
Fate	Aviation / Farmland / Industry / Leisure / Public road
Airfield information
Elevation	230 feet (70 m) AMSL
Runways
00/18	1,400 yards (1,280 m) x 50 yards (46 m) Concrete and woodchips
04/22	2,000 yards (1,829 m) x 50 yards (46 m) Concrete and woodchips
12/30	1,400 yards (1,280 m) x 50 yards (46 m) Concrete and woodchips
	Source: Royal Navy Research Archive

Royal Air Force Peplow, or more simply RAF Peplow, is a former Royal Air Force station located 7 miles (11 km) South of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England. It was operational between 1941 and 1949, being used by both the Royal Air Force (1942-1945) and the Royal Navy (1945–1947).^[2]