RAF Towyn

RAF Towyn
Tywyn, Gwynedd in Wales
RAF Towyn Shown within Gwynedd
Coordinates	52°35′38″N 004°05′53″W / 52.59389°N 4.09806°WCoordinates: 52°35′38″N 004°05′53″W / 52.59389°N 4.09806°W
Type	Royal Air Force airfield
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1939
In use	1939-1945
Airfield information
Elevation	4 metres (13 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Grass field

Royal Air Force Towyn or more simply RAF Towyn is a former Royal Air Force airfield located 10.3 miles (16.6 km) west of Machynlleth, Powys and 12.2 miles (19.6 km) north of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales.

It was operational from 1940 and closed in 1945.

History

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

• No. 1 AACU 'C' Flight.^[1]
• No. 1 AACU 'U' Flight.^[1]
• No. 6 AACU.^[1]
• No. 8 AACU.^[1]
• No. 1605 (AAC) Flight + No. 1628 (AAC) Flight^[1] > No. 631 Squadron RAF.^[2]
• Aberystwyth UAS.^[1]

References

Citations

1. "Towyn". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
2. Jefford 1988, p. 101.

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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