| RAF Charterhall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military airbase | ||
| Location | Greenlaw in Berwickshire, Scotland | ||
| Built | 1942 | ||
| In use | 1942 to 1946 | ||
RAF Charterhall is a former RAF station, beside the B6460 near the village of Greenlaw in Berwickshire, Scotland.
Opened – 1942, Closed – 1946
Base of No. 54 Operational Training Unit.
Battle of Britain pilot Richard Hillary, author of 'The Last Enemy' was killed, with his observer Sergeant Wilfred Fison, when their Blenheim aircraft, flying from Charterhall, crashed at nearby Crunklaw Farm on 8 January 1943 in a night-flying accident. A memorial to Hillary was unveiled at Charterhall by the Duke of Kent on 6 November 2001.[1] The memorial also remembers all the aircrew from Charterhall who died in the Second World War.