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RAF Westhampnett

Former Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England (1940–1946)

Summary

Former Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England (1940–1946)

FieldValue
nameRAF Westhampnett
USAAF Station AAF-352
ensign[[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg90px]][[File:Eighth Air Force - Emblem (World War II).png60px]]
locationWesthampnett, West Sussex
countryEngland
imageRAF Westhampnett - 19 Apr 1946 Airphoto.jpg
captionAerial photograph of RAF Westhampnet, the technical site is to the right, 19 April 1946
coordinates
typeRoyal Air Force station
pushpin_mapWest Sussex
pushpin_map_captionShown within West Sussex
pushpin_labelRAF Westhampnett
ownershipAir Ministry
operatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces 1942
controlledbyRAF Fighter Command No. 11 Group RAF1938-42 & 1942-45RAF Second Tactical Air Force No. 83 Group RAF
codeWQ
built& 1940
usedJuly 1940 -
battlesEuropean theatre of World War II
past_commanders
elevation33 m
r1-number06/24
r1-length855 m
r1-surfaceGrass
r2-number10/28
r2-length613 m
r2-surfaceGrass
r3-number14/32
r3-length1300 m
r3-surfaceGrass
footnotesSources: UK AIP at NATS

USAAF Station AAF-352 United States Army Air Forces 1942 | r1-number = 06/24 | r1-length = 855 m | r1-surface = Grass | r2-number = 10/28 | r2-length = 613 m | r2-surface = Grass | r3-number = 14/32 | r3-length = 1300 m | r3-surface = Grass Royal Air Force Westhampnett or more simply RAF Westhampnett is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, located in the village of Westhampnett near Chichester, in the English County of West Sussex.

It was built as an emergency landing airfield for fighter aircraft, as a satellite station to RAF Tangmere. Built on land belonging to the Goodwood Estate, the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, Frederick Gordon-Lennox retained the Title Deed to the land.

History

Royal Air Force use

Squadrons

  • No. 41 Squadron RAF., from RAF Merston 16 December 1941, to RAF Merston 1 April 1942; operating Supermarine Spitfire Vb
  • No. 43 (China-British) Squadron RAF
  • No. 65 (East India) Squadron RAF (1941)
  • No. 91 (Nigeria) Squadron RAF (1943)
  • No. 118 Squadron RAF (1943 & 1944)
  • No. 124 (Baroda) Squadron RAF (1942 & 1944)
  • No. 129 (Mysore) Squadron RAF (1941 & 1942)
  • No. 130 (Punjab) Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 131 (County of Kent) Squadron RAF (1942-43)
  • No. 145 Squadron RAF - operating Hawker Hurricane. (1940)
  • No. 167 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF (1943)
  • No. 174 (Mauritius) Squadron RAF (1943-44)
  • No. 175 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 184 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 245 (Northern Rhodesian) Squadron RAF (1943-44)
  • No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron (1940-41)
  • No. 303 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 340 (GC IV/2 Île-de-France) Squadron RAF (1942)
  • No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron (1944)
  • No. 402 Squadron RCAF (1944)
  • No. 416 Squadron RCAF (1942)
  • No. 441 Squadron RCAF (1944)
  • No. 442 Squadron RCAF (1944)
  • No. 443 Squadron RCAF (1944)
  • No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF (1943)
  • No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron AAF (1943 & 1944)
  • No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron AAF - operating Supermarine Spitfire (1940)
  • No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron AAF - operating Supermarine Spitfire (1941, 1943 & 1944)
  • No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron AAF
  • No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron AAF
  • 787 Naval Air Squadron.

Units

  • No. 83 Group Support Unit during November 1944
  • No. 121 Airfield Headquarters RAF between October 1943 and April 1944
  • No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield Headquarters RAF during April 1944
  • No. 402 Air Stores Park between October 1943 and January 1944
  • Detachment of No. 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight between June and July 1943
  • Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF, Merston/Westhampnett during November 1941
  • No. 1307 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment
  • No. 2703 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2704 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2709 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2713 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2742 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2761 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2766 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2778 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2793 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 2795 Squadron RAF Regiment
  • No. 4001 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
  • No. 4067 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment

United States Army Air Forces

Current use

Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

  1. [http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=44&Itemid=93.html Chichester/Goodwood - EGHR]
  2. "Westhampnett (Chichester) (Goodwood)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust.
  3. {{Harvnb. Maurer. 1980
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