RAF Talbenny
![]() | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2015) |
RAF Talbenny![]() | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Talbenny, Pembrokeshire in Wales | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() RAF Talbenny Shown within Pembrokeshire | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°45′23″N 005°08′30″W / 51.75639°N 5.14167°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | /2||||||||||
In use | 1942-1946 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 70 metres (230 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
|
Royal Air Force Talbenny or more simply RAF Talbenny is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north west of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south west of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
It was operational between May 1942 to December 1946.
History[]
The following units were here at some point:
- No. 3 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit[1]
- [1]
- No. 11 Ferry Unit RAF[1]
- No. 248 Squadron RAF with Bristol Beaufighter VIC's[2]
- No. 303 Ferry Training Unit RAF[1]
- No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron with Vickers Wellington IC's[3]
- No. 311 Squadron RAF with Vickers Wellington IC's[3]
- [1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ a b c d e "Talbenny". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 85.
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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Royal Air Force stations in Wales
- Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom