RAF Felixstowe

RAF Felixstowe
Felixstowe, Suffolk

A Consolidated Model 28-5 (P9630) moored
RAF Felixstowe
Coordinates 51°56′42″N 1°19′16″E / 51.945°N 1.321°E / 51.945; 1.321
Type Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Controlled by  Royal Air Force
Site history
In use 1918-1962 (1962)
Battles/wars First World War
Second World War

Royal Air Force Felixstowe or more simply RAF Felixstowe is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) northeast of Harwich, Essex, England and 10.7 miles (17.2 km) southeast of Ipswich, Suffolk.

History

'C', 'D' and 'E' Boat Seaplane Training Flights were all formed on 8 August 1918 and were disbanded during 1919 with no known aircraft operated while at Felixstowe.[1][2][3]

The following units were posted here at some point:

Current use

The site is now the Port of Felixstowe.[9]

See also

References

Citations

  1. Lake 1999, p. 41.
  2. Lake 1999, p. 56.
  3. Lake 1999, p. 57.
  4. Jefford 1988, p. 32.
  5. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 70.
  6. 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 74.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 77.
  8. Lake 1999, p. 52.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Felixstowe". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lake 1999, p. 73.
  11. 1 2 3 Lake 1999, p. 74.
  12. Lake 1999, p. 77.
  13. Lake 1999, p. 66.
  14. Lake 1999, p. 101.
  15. Lake 1999, p. 130.
  16. Lake 1999, p. 136.
  17. Lake 1999, p. 137.

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