RAF Angle
RAF Angle was a World War II RAF station in South West Wales, near the village of Angle, Pembrokeshire. It was opened in December 1941 and closed in early 1945.
It was initially used by 32 Squadron flying the Hurricane I. In November 1941 they were replaced by 615 Squadron, and the Hurricane IIC. Several Squadrons followed: 312 Squadron flew the Spitfire VB, 263 Squadron with the Whirlwind, then 152, 421 and 412 Squadrons occupied the base, flying the Spitfire VB.[1]
In September 1943 the Royal Navy moved from Angle to the RNAS at Dale, Pembrokeshire, and the RAF swapped sites in the other direction.
The airfield was used as the base for trials of the prototype Highball bouncing bomb on 6 October 1943 using a tunnel at Maenclochog as a target. Highball was a spherical design with dimples by Barnes Wallis and were dropped by a de Havilland Mosquito aircraft.[2]
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Coordinates: 51°40′23″N 5°05′44″W / 51.672954°N 5.095575°W
