Monument record MDR22430 - WWII RAF Site No. 8 (remains of), east of Osmaston Fields Farm, Osmaston

RAF Ashbourne was built in 1942 and became a crucial training airfield during World War Two. It had a number of dispersed communal and living accommodation sites. RAF Site No. 8 was situated at this location and contained a mix of barrack rooms and quarters. It is one of four RAF sites in the area and the odd building base and blast shelter still survive on these sites [2006]. (1) Aerial photographs on Google Maps appear to show building platforms surviving within the scrub and rough grassland [2016]. (2)