RAF Holyhead

Royal Air Force Holyhead or more simply RAF Holyhead is a former Royal Air Force station situated at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales. It was the most westerly RAF base in Great Britain. The former headquarters building was Porth-y-felin House, a Grade II listed building that was sold by the Ministry of Defence in the 1990s.

RAF Holyhead
Near Holyhead, Anglesey in Wales
RAF Holyhead
Shown within Anglesey
Coordinates53°19′04″N 004°38′49″W
TypeRoyal Air Force station
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Site history
Built1939 (1939)
In use1939-1986 (1986)
Battles/warsSecond World War
Cold War

Units

A Vosper Thornycroft 68ft Rescue & Target Towing Launch which was a type used by the 1113 MCU at Holyhead

No. 52 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit was formed at Holyhead on 28 March 1942 and was based until disbanded in May 1942.[1]

No. 1113 Marine Craft Unit RAF which was formed at Holyhead on 1 July 1954 and was based until it was disbanded on 1 April 1986.[2]

See also

References

  1. Sturtivant 2007, p. 54.
  2. Sturtivant 2007, p. 187.

Sources

  • Sturtivant, Ray (2007). RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.


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