Royal Air Force Tern Hill or RAF Tern Hill was a Royal Air Force station at Ternhill in Shropshire, England, near the towns of Newport and Market Drayton. The station closed in 1976, with the technical and administrative site transferring to the British Army to become Borneo Barracks, later renamed Clive Barracks (after Major-General Robert Clive). The airfield part of the site was retained by the RAF and is now known as Tern Hill Airfield. It is predominantly used as a relief landing ground for helicopters of the No 1 Flying Training School, based at RAF Shawbury. The airfield is also home to the RAF's No. 632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. History First World War The airfield was first opened in 1916 and was initially operated by the Royal Flying Corps before being taken over by its successor the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 1 April 1918. The first squadron posted to RFC Tern Hill was 95 Squadron RFC from 8 October 1917 with various aircraft being moving to Shotwick on 30 October 1917. The next three squadron all arrived on 1 March 1918 and used various aircraft the squadrons were then transferred from the RFC to the RAF on 1 April 1918. 133 Squadron RFC/RAF between 1 March 1918 and 4 July 1918. 134 Squadron RFC/RAF between 1 March 1918 and 4 July 1918. 132 Squadron RFC/RAF between 1 March 1918 and 19 August 1918. On 1 April 1918 No. 13 Training Depot Station was posted to Tern Hill staying until March 1919. The last two squadrons which were posted here had a status of cadre: 87 Squadron RAF between 9 February 1919 and 24 June 1919 19 Squadron RAF between 18 February 1919 and 31 December 1919. The land was sold off in 1922 for use as a race horse stable. Second World War In 1935 the land was again requisitioned and the airfield was re-built and three Type-C hangars were erected on the main airfield. The first based flying unit was No.10 Flying Training School which formed on 1 January 1936 and remained until it was transferred to Canada in late 1940. A site for a Maintenance Unit was created on the south-east side of the airfield and this opened on 1 June 1937 for use by No.4 Aircraft Storage Unit, later renamed No.24 Maintenance Unit. The first based operational squadron was No. 78 Squadron RAF which flew