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Coordinates: 50°5141N 000°5201W / 50.86139°N 0.86694°W / 50.86139; -0.86694
 

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RAF Funtington

Funtington, West Sussex in England
RAF Funtington is located in West Sussex
RAF Funtington

RAF Funtington

Shown within West Sussex

Coordinates50°51′41N 000°52′01W / 50.86139°N 0.86694°W / 50.86139; -0.86694
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground
CodeFJ
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Second Tactical Air Force
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In useSeptember 1943 - December 1944 (1944)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation35 metres (115 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
E/W 1,464 metres (4,803 ftSommerfeld Tracking
NW/SE 1,097 metres (3,599 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Funtington or more simply RAF Funtington is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located in West Sussex, England.

History

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The following units were here at some point:

  • No. 65 Squadron RAF (1944)[4]
  • No. 122 Squadron RAF (1944)[5]
  • No. 130 Airfield with Mustang I's[6]
  • No. 143 (RCAF) Airfield with Hawker Typhoon I's[6]
  • No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield became No. 144 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing with Supermarine Spitfire IX's[6]
  • No. 123 (Rocket Projectile) Wing with Typhoon I's[6]
  • No. 136 (Fighter) Wing with Typhoon I's[6]
  • No. 145 (French) (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's[6]
  • No. 135 (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's[16]
  • No. 132 (Norwegian) (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's[16]
  • The following units were also here at some point:

  • No. 411 (Polish) Repair & Salvage Unit[21]
  • No. 419 (RCAF) Repair & Salvage Unit[21]
  • No. 421 Repair & Salvage Unit[21]
  • No. 1301 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment[21]
  • No. 1309 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment[21]
  • No. 2701 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
  • No. 2702 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
  • No. 2739 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
  • No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
  • No. 3208 Servicing Commando[21]
  • Current use

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    The site has been reverted to farmland.[21]

    References

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    Citations

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    1. ^ Falconer 1998, p. 39.
  • ^ Ashworth 1985, p. 119.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 30.
  • ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 58.
  • ^ a b c d e f Ashworth 1985, p. 120.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 24.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 81.
  • ^ a b c d e f Jefford 1988, p. 92.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 67.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 99.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  • ^ a b c d Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  • ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  • ^ a b Ashworth 1985, p. 121.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 36.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  • ^ Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Funtington". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  • Bibliography

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