RAF Longtown
Former RAF airfield in Cumbria, England
55°00′21″N 002°55′15″W / 55.00583°N 2.92083°W / 55.00583; -2.92083
RAF Coastal Command 1943-
Runways | |
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Direction | Length and surface |
00/00 | 2,000 yards (1,829 m) Concrete |
00/00 | 1,380 yards (1,262 m) Concrete |
00/00 | 1,150 yards (1,052 m) Concrete |
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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