RAF St Davids

RAF St Davids
St Davids, Pembrokeshire in Wales
RAF St Davids Shown within Pembrokeshire
Coordinates	51°53′10″N 005°12′45″W / 51.88611°N 5.21250°WCoordinates: 51°53′10″N 005°12′45″W / 51.88611°N 5.21250°W
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1942/3
In use	1943-1958
Airfield information
Elevation	76 metres (249 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 04/22 976 metres (3,202 ft) Asphalt 08/26 1,802 metres (5,912 ft) Asphalt 13/31 1,088 metres (3,570 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force St Davids or more simply RAF St Davids is a former Royal Air Force station, near the city of St Davids, Wales.

History

The station was built in 1942/3 during the Second World War and was used by RAF Coastal Command.

Squadrons

Sqn	Aircraft	Posted from	Posted to	From > To	Notes
53	Consolidated Liberator VIII & VI	1 June 1945	17 September 1945	RAF Reykjavik > RAF Merryfield	Squadron move.[1]
58	Handley Page Halifax II	6 December 1943	1 September 1944	RAF Holmsley South > RAF Stornoway	Squadron move.[2]
220	Consolidated Liberator VI & VIII	1 June 1945	22 September 1945	RAF Lagens > RAF Waterbeach	Squadron move.[3]
502	Handley Page Halifax II	10 December 1943	14 September 1944	RAF Holmsley South > RAF Stornoway	Squadron move.[4]
517	Handley Page Hampden Handley Page Halifax V Boeing Fortress F	25 November 1943	1 February 1944	RAF St Eval > RAF Brawdy	Squadron move. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircraft attached.[4]

Post war

After the Second World War the airfield was further used by Airwork Services Ltd until 1958 and the RAF Tactical Weapons Unit used one runway from 1974 - 1992 then parts of the airfield were finally sold off by the government in the mid-nineties.

References

Citations

1. Jefford 1988, p. 42.
2. Jefford 1988, p. 43.
3. Jefford 1988, p. 72.
4. Jefford 1988, p. 95.

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.