RAF Saltby

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RAF Saltby
USAAF Station 538
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svgPatch9thusaaf.png
Saltby, Leicestershire in England
RAF Saltby is located in Leicestershire
RAF Saltby
RAF Saltby
Shown within Leicestershire
Coordinates52°49′44″N 000°42′51″W / 52.82889°N 0.71417°W / 52.82889; -0.71417Coordinates: 52°49′44″N 000°42′51″W / 52.82889°N 0.71417°W / 52.82889; -0.71417
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Controlled byRAF Flying Training Command
Ninth Air Force
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1941-1948 (1948)
Battles/warsSecond World War
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Saltby or more simply RAF Saltby is a former Royal Air Force station located near Saltby, Leicestershire, England

The following units were here at some point:[1]

  • No. 14 Operational Training Unit RAF
  • No. 32 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
  • No. 216 Maintenance Unit RAF
  • No. 255 Maintenance Unit RAF
  • No. 256 Maintenance Unit RAF
  • No. 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
  • 314th Troop Carrier Group
    • 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron
    • 50th Troop Carrier Squadron
    • 61st Troop Carrier Squadron
    • 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron

References[]

  1. ^ "Saltby". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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