RAF Merston | |||||||||
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Chichester, West Sussex in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 50°49′13″N 0°44′37″W / 50.8203°N 0.7435°W | ||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||
Code | XM | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator |
Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||
Controlled by |
RAF Fighter Command 1941-42 & 1943-45 | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1940 | /41||||||||
In use | April 1941 - November 1945 | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 15 metres (49 ft) [1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Merston or more simply RAF Merston is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in West Sussex, England.
RAF Merston was built In May 1941, as a grass airfield satellite to the neighbouring RAF Tangmere. The site was used by RAF fighter squadrons from May 1941 to August 1942. The site briefly closed for redevelopment in from August 1942 until its reopening in May 1943 as an RAF fighter station. It was used by the Royal Navy as a storage site for surplus war equipment until it closed on 13 November 1945. [2] [3]
The following squadrons were here at some point: [3]
Units;
RAF Merston | |||||||||
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Chichester, West Sussex in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 50°49′13″N 0°44′37″W / 50.8203°N 0.7435°W | ||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||
Code | XM | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator |
Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||
Controlled by |
RAF Fighter Command 1941-42 & 1943-45 | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1940 | /41||||||||
In use | April 1941 - November 1945 | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 15 metres (49 ft) [1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Merston or more simply RAF Merston is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in West Sussex, England.
RAF Merston was built In May 1941, as a grass airfield satellite to the neighbouring RAF Tangmere. The site was used by RAF fighter squadrons from May 1941 to August 1942. The site briefly closed for redevelopment in from August 1942 until its reopening in May 1943 as an RAF fighter station. It was used by the Royal Navy as a storage site for surplus war equipment until it closed on 13 November 1945. [2] [3]
The following squadrons were here at some point: [3]
Units;