Royal Air Force Meir or more simply RAF Meir is a former Royal Air Force station located in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

RAF Meir
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire in England
RAF Meir Shown within Staffordshire
Coordinates	52°58′13″N 2°05′45″W
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built	1920 (1920)
In use	1920-1973 (1973)
Battles/wars	Second World War

The following units were here at some point:[1]

• No. 1 Practice Flying Unit was formed here on 4 March 1940 and operated Hawker Hectors and Hawker Hinds until it was disbanded on 16 June 1940[2]
• No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
• No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
• No. 28 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
• No. 45 Gliding School RAF
• No. 632 Gliding School RAF

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.