RAF Merston

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RAF Merston
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Near Chichester in the United Kingdom
RAF Merston - 21 Sep 1946 Airphoto.jpg
Aerial photograph of RAF Merston on 21 September 1946
RAF Merston is located in West Sussex
RAF Merston
RAF Merston
Location of RAF Merston within West Sussex
Coordinates50°49′13″N 0°44′37″W / 50.8203°N 0.7435°W / 50.8203; -0.7435Coordinates: 50°49′13″N 0°44′37″W / 50.8203°N 0.7435°W / 50.8203; -0.7435
Site information
Operator Royal Air Force
Site history
BuiltMay 1941
Demolished13 November 1945
EventsWorld War II

Royal Air Force Merston or more simply RAF Merston is a former Royal Air Force station located in West Sussex, England.

History[]

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.[1][2]

Units[]

The following units were here at some point:[2]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Merston". American Air Museum. Imperial War Museum. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Merston". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 38.
  4. ^ Lake 1999, p. 22.

Bibliography[]

  • Jefford, 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.
  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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