RAF Appledram | |||
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IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Military | ||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||
Location | Apuldram, West Sussex | ||
Built | 1944 | ||
In use | 1944-1945 | ||
Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||
Coordinates | 50°48′36″N 000°48′21″W / 50.81°N 0.80583°WCoordinates: 50°48′36″N 000°48′21″W / 50.81°N 0.80583°W | ||
Map | |||
Location in West Sussex | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
00/00 | 0 | 0 | Sommerfeld Tracking |
RAF Appledram is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south west of Chichester, West Sussex and 12.2 miles (19.6 km) east of Portsmouth, Hampshire.[1]
History[]
The airfield was used as an Advanced Landing Ground used for Operation Overlord the invasion of continental Europe as part of No 11 Group in Fighter Command.[2]
Posted units[]
- No. 175 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 181 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 182 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 302 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 308 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 310 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 312 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 313 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 317 Squadron RAF.[7]
See also[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ↑ "RAF Appledram". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/appledram. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Appledram Airfield". English Heritage - Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1383398. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jefford 1988, p. 85.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jefford 1988, p. 86.
Bibliography[]
- Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6 CITEREFJefford1988.
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