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RAF Westhampnett

Coordinates: 50°51′40″N 000°45′33″W / 50.86111°N 0.75917°W / 50.86111; -0.75917
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RAF Westhampnett
USAAF Station AAF-352
Westhampnett, West Sussex in England
Aerial photograph of RAF Westhampnet, the technical site is to the right, 19 April 1946
RAF Westhampnett is located in West Sussex
RAF Westhampnett
RAF Westhampnett
Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates50°51′40″N 000°45′33″W / 50.86111°N 0.75917°W / 50.86111; -0.75917
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeWQ
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces 1942
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
1938-42 & 1942-45
Site history
Built1938 (1938) & 1940
In use1938-1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation33 metres (108 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06/24 855 metres (2,805 ft) Grass
10/28 613 metres (2,011 ft) Grass
14/32 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2]

Royal Air Force Westhampnett or more simply RAF Westhampnett is a former Royal Air Force satellite 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.

History

Royal Air Force use

Squadrons

Units

United States Army Air Forces

Current use

Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Falconer 1998, p. 90.
  2. ^ Chichester/Goodwood - EGHR
  3. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 38.
  4. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 39.
  5. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 45.
  6. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 52.
  7. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 57.
  8. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 58.
  9. ^ a b c Jefford 2001, p. 59.
  10. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 61.
  11. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 64.
  12. ^ a b Jefford 2001, p. 65.
  13. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 66.
  14. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 77.
  15. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 84.
  16. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 85.
  17. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 87.
  18. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 88.
  19. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 89.
  20. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 90.
  21. ^ a b c Jefford 2001, p. 92.
  22. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 94.
  23. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 95.
  24. ^ Jefford 2001, p. 98.
  25. ^ a b c Jefford 2001, p. 100.
  26. ^ a b c d e f "Westhampnett (Chichester) (Goodwood)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  27. ^ Lake 1999, p. 22.
  28. ^ Maurer 1980, p. 85.

Bibliography

  • Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
  • Hillier, Mark (2015). A Fighter Command Station at War: A Photographic Record of RAF Westhampnett from the Battle of Britain to D-Day and Beyond. Barnsley: Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-47384-468-1.
  • Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
  • Maurer, M. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. USAF Historical Division. Washington D.C., USA: Zenger Publishing Co., Inc, 1980. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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