RAF Westhampnett
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| Royal Air Force Station Westhampnett | |
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| Active | July 1940 - 13 May 1946 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying station |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| Part of | British Armed Forces; RAF Fighter Command; No. 11 Group RAF |
| Based near | Westhampnett near Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Royal Air Force Ensign |  |
| March | Royal Air Force March Past |
| Engagements | Battle of Britain |
| RAF Westhampnett | |||
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| IATA: QUG – ICAO: EGHR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | was Military, now Public | ||
| Owner | was Ministry of Defence, now Chichester/Goodwood Aerodrome | ||
| Operator | was Royal Air Force, now Chichester/Goodwood Airport | ||
| Location | West Sussex, England | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 110 ft / 34 m | ||
| Coordinates | 50°51′34″N 000°45′33″W / 50.85944°N 0.75917°WCoordinates: 50°51′34″N 000°45′33″W / 50.85944°N 0.75917°W | ||
| Map | |||
 EGHR
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 06/24 | 855 | 2,805 | Grass |
| 10/28 | 613 | 2,011 | Grass |
| 14R/32L | 1,300 | 4,265 | Grass |
| 14L/32R Relief |
726 | 2,382 | Grass |
| Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1] | |||
Royal Air Force Station Westhampnett, more commonly known as RAF Westhampnett, was a Royal Air Force station, located in the village of Westhampnett near Chichester, in the English County of West Sussex.
It was built as an emergency landing airfield for fighter aircraft, as a satellite station to RAF Tangmere. Built on land belonging to the Goodwood Estate, the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, Frederick Gordon-Lennox retained the Title Deed to the land. Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the now world famous Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.
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[edit] RAF Westhampnett squadrons & aircraft
- No. 43 Squadron RAF
- No. 129 Squadron RAF
- No. 145 Squadron RAF - operating Hawker Hurricane
- No. 602 Squadron RAF - operating Supermarine Spitfire
- No. 610 Squadron RAF - operating Supermarine Spitfire
[edit] See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aircraft of the air force of the United Kingdom |
- Royal Air Force station
- List of RAF stations
- List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
- List of aircraft of the RAF
- Goodwood Circuit
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Royal Air Force - Battle of Britain 11 Group page
- gallery of images of RAF Westhampnett
- The Wartime Memories Project - RAF Westhampnett
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