RAF Poulton
RAF Poulton | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Poulton, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°07′46″N 002°53′42″W / 53.12944°N 2.89500°WCoordinates: 53°07′46″N 002°53′42″W / 53.12944°N 2.89500°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Poulton Location in Cheshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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RAF Poulton (X4PL) is a former Royal Air Force station located near Poulton, Cheshire and was operational from 1 March 1943 until 1945. It was used as an Operational Training Unit (OTU) and Tactical Exercise Unit (TEU) for Hawker Hurricanes.
History
It was part of 12 Group and was used as a satellite of RAF Hawarden. It had 8 Blister and 1 Bessonneau hangars.[1]
Based units and aircraft
- No 3 TEU (Tactical Exercise Unit), using the Hawker Hurricane. Arrived Nov 43.[2] Possibly moved to Aston Down on 18 Dec 44 and re-designated as No 55 OTU.[3]
- No 12 (P) AFU (Pilot Advanced Flying Unit), using the Airspeed Oxford.[4]
- No 1515 BAT Flight (Beam Approach Training), almost certainly using the Airspeed Oxford.[5]
- No 41 OTU (Operational Training Unit)(Day Fighter Wing), possibly using the Hawker Hurricane. Moved to Poulton from Hawarden 1 Feb 45, and was re-designated as...
- No 58 OTU on 15 Mar 45, using the Spitfire. Disbanded 20 Jul 45.[3]
Current use
Part of the site remains in use as a private airfield. [6]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Ferguson, Aldon, Cheshire Airfields in the Second World War. Countryside Books, 2008. ISBN 978-1-8530-6927-7.
- Jones, I, Airfields and Landing Grounds of Wales: North. Tempus Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7524-4510-6.
External links
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