RAF Silloth
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Silloth | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1939-1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°52′10″N 003°21′37″W / 54.86944°N 3.36028°WCoordinates: 54°52′10″N 003°21′37″W / 54.86944°N 3.36028°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Silloth Location in Cumbria | |||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Station Silloth or RAF Silloth is a former Royal Air Force station located 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Silloth, Cumbria, England and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south-west of Kirkbride, Cumbria. The station was used by RAF Coastal Command
Station history
The airfield was originally designed to be used by RAF Maintenance Command but was handed over to Coastal Command during November 1939.[1] It had a satellite at RAF Hornby Hall.
Based units
- No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) using Avro Ansons, Bristol Beauforts and Bothas.[1]
- No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF with the Vickers Wellington and Anson.[1]
- No. 215 Squadron RAF using the Wellington.[2]
- No. 320 Squadron RAF using the Avro Anson I.[3]
- No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF.[1]
- 1353 Target Towing Flight using the Supermarine Spitfire and the Vultee A-31 Vengeance.[1]
- No. 5 Ferry Pool.[1]
Current use
A large amount of the buildings survive including the hangars however the runways are in a bad condition.[1]
A farmers market and Seacote Caravan Park occupy the outer edge of the airport. A number of private homes are found on the northwest side of the former airfield. Enkev, a natural fibre company has their UK office at airfield (Enkev House).
See also
References
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "RAF Silloth". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 71.
- ↑ 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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