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RAF Rhoose

Coordinates: 51°23′48″N 003°20′36″W / 51.39667°N 3.34333°W / 51.39667; -3.34333
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RAF Rhoose
Vale of Glamorgan in Wales
RAF Rhoose is located in Vale of Glamorgan
RAF Rhoose
RAF Rhoose
Shown within the Vale of Glamorgan
Coordinates51°23′48″N 003°20′36″W / 51.39667°N 3.34333°W / 51.39667; -3.34333
TypeRoyal Air Force station
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1942-unknown
Airfield information
Elevation67 metres (220 ft) AMSL

RAF Rhoose is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) satellite airfield located near Cardiff, Wales.

History

It opened on 7 April 1942 as an RAF training base for Supermarine Spitfire pilots.

No. 53 Operational Training Unit Llandow was the parent station, and Rhoose was a satellite landing ground.

Other units included:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rhoose (Cardiff) (Glamorgan) (Wales)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2013.