RAF Appledram
RAF Appledram | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Apuldram, West Sussex | ||||||||||
| Built | 1944 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1944-1945 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°48′36″N 000°48′21″W / 50.81000°N 0.80583°WCoordinates: 50°48′36″N 000°48′21″W / 50.81000°N 0.80583°W | ||||||||||
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  RAF Appledram Location in West Sussex | |||||||||||
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RAF Appledram is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south west of Chichester, West Sussex and 12.2 miles (19.6 km) east of Portsmouth, Hampshire.[1]
History
The airfield was used as an Advanced Landing Ground used for Operation Overlord the invasion of continental Europe as part of No 11 Group in Fighter Command.[2]
Posted units
- No. 175 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 181 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 182 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 302 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 308 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 310 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 312 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 313 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 317 Squadron RAF.[7]
See also
References
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Citations
- ↑ "RAF Appledram". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Appledram Airfield". English Heritage - Pastscape. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 85.
- 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 86.
Bibliography
- Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr 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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