RAF Poulton

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RAF Poulton

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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRoyal Air Force
LocationPoulton, Cheshire, England
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates53°07′46″N 002°53′42″W / 53.12944°N 2.89500°W / 53.12944; -2.89500Coordinates: 53°07′46″N 002°53′42″W / 53.12944°N 2.89500°W / 53.12944; -2.89500
Map
RAF Poulton is located in Cheshire
RAF Poulton
RAF Poulton
Location in Cheshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 5,904 1,800 Concrete
06/24 4,086 1,245 Concrete
14/32 4,114 1,254 Concrete

Royal Air Force Poulton or RAF Poulton (X4PL) is a former Royal Air Force station located near Poulton, Cheshire and was operational from 1 March 1943 until 1945. It was used as an Operational Training Unit (OTU) and Tactical Exercise Unit (TEU) for Hawker Hurricanes.

History[]

It was part of 12 Group and was used as a satellite of RAF Hawarden. It had 8 Blister and 1 Bessonneau hangars.[1]

Based units and aircraft[]

  • No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF (TEU), using the Hawker Hurricane. Arrived Nov 43.[2] Possibly moved to Aston Down on 18 Dec 44 and re-designated as No 55 OTU.[3]
  • ((P) AFU), using the Airspeed Oxford.[4]
  • No. 1515 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF, almost certainly using the Airspeed Oxford.[5]
  • No. 41 Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) (Day Fighter Wing), possibly using the Hawker Hurricane. Moved to Poulton from Hawarden 1 Feb 45, and was re-designated as...
  • No. 58 OTU on 15 Mar 45, using the Supermarine Spitfire. Disbanded 20 Jul 45.[3]

Current use[]

Part of the site remains in use as a private airfield. [6]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Ferguson 2008, pp. 125–128.
  2. ^ "RAFCommands".
  3. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1957/1957%20-%200277.PDF
  6. ^ Jones 2008, p. 00.

Bibliography[]

  • Ferguson, Aldon, Cheshire Airfields in the Second World War. Countryside Books, 2008. ISBN 978-1-8530-6927-7.
  • Jones, I, Airfields and Landing Grounds of Wales: North. Tempus Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7524-4510-6.

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