A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
RAF Longtown | |||||||||||
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Longtown, Cumbria in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°00′21″N 002°55′15″W / 55.00583°N 2.92083°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||||
Code | IO | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1941-43 RAF Coastal Command 1943- | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
In use | 1941-1946 | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 30 metres (98 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Longtown or more simply RAF Longtown is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Longtown, Cumbria and 7.7 miles (12.4 km) northeast of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
History
The following units were posted here at some point:
- No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF.[2]
- No. 6 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.[2]
- No. 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.[2]
- No. 41 Squadron RAF between 1 August and 11 August 1942 with Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB's.[3]
- No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF.[2]
- No. 59 Operational Training Unit RAF.[2]
- No. 1332 (Transport) Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.[2]
- No. 1521 (Radio Aids Training) Flight RAF.[2]
- No. 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.[2]
Current use
The site is currently farmland.[2]
References
Citations
- ^ Falconer 1998, p. 58.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Longtown". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 38.
Bibliography
- Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
- Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
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