RAF Friston
Royal Air Force Friston or more simply RAF Friston is a former Royal Air Force station located in East Sussex, England.
RAF Friston | |
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| Friston, East Sussex in England | |
  RAF Friston Shown within East Sussex | |
| Coordinates | 50°45′53″N 000°10′04″E |
| Type | Emergency Landing Ground |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940 |
| In use | 1941-1946 |
| Airfield information | |
| Elevation | 99 metres (325 ft) AMSL |
Units
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 32 Squadron RAF, two visits between 14 June 1942 and 20 August 1942 with Hawker Hurricanes.[2]
- No. 41 Squadron RAF, three visits between 27 May 1943 and 11 July 1944 with Supermarine Spitfires.[3]
- No. 64 Squadron RAF between 7 August 1943 and 19 August 1943 with Spitfires.[4]
- No. 131 Squadron RAF
- No. 253 Squadron RAF Its Spitfires arrived on 13 June 1942 [5]
- No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron
- No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron
- No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron
- No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF Arrived on 22 October 1943 [5]
- No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron RAF
- No. 411 Squadron RCAF
- No. 412 Squadron RCAF Squadron Detachments with Spitfires there from November 1942 to January 1943, before the squadron arrived on 21 June 1943 with Spitfire Mk. Vb aircraft [5]
- No. 501 Squadron RAF
- No. 610 Squadron RAF
- No. 666 Squadron RAF Its Auster aircraft appeared on 18 April 1945 and stayed a little over a month [5]
- No. 7 Fighter Command Servicing Unit - arrived in early 1945 [5]
- No. 2720 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2727 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2751 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2762 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2792 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2793 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2803 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2807 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2846 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2851 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 4065 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
- Air Sea Rescue Flight
References
Citations
- "Friston". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- Halley 1988, p. 79.
- Halley 1988, p. 95.
- Halley 1988, p. 130.
5. Action Station Vol. 9
Bibliography
- Halley, J.J. (1988). RAF Squadrons. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
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