8 February.  R.A.F. Cranage is finally withdrawn from use as a satellite unit for other airfields.

29 May.  No.1531 Beam Approach Training [B.A.T.] Flight is disbanded and Cranage is left without aircraft of it’s own for the first time in five years.

May. The airfield closes and large X's are painted on the ends of the runways to indicate that they were no longer maintained and that aircraft should only attempt to land in the event of an emergency.  The only flying to take place is Cadet Mk.I Gliders belonging to No.190 Gliding School.  These are towed into the air using redundant balloon winches.

21 June.  The main site is taken over by No.4 Aircrew holding unit.  It is their job to house families of RAF personnel while it scaled down from its Wartime size to a much smaller peacetime operation.  The Commanding Officer, Sqn. Ldr. Lovett-Campbell OBE is succeeded by Sqn. Ldr. H.V.W. Cleobury-Jones who eventually passes command to Sqn. Ldr. Pollock.

20 September.  Large amounts of surplus stock is brought in and stored at Cranage and the V-A factory at Byley.  No.61 Maintenance Unit [M.U.] (Aircraft Equipment Depot) Handforth near Wilmslow uses several airfields around Cheshire to store massive amounts of equipment.

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