RAF Long Newnton
Appearance
RAF Long Newnton | |||||||||
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Long Newnton, Wiltshire in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°37′34″N 2°06′16″W / 51.62611°N 2.10444°W | ||||||||
Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||
In use | November 1940 – April 1947 | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
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Royal Air Force Long Newnton or more simply RAF Long Newnton is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield in north Wiltshire, England, close to the Gloucestershire village of Long Newnton.
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- No. 3 Service Flying Training School RAF
- No. 9 Service Flying Training School RAF
- No. 11 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 14 Service Flying Training School RAF
- No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- Cotswold Gliding Club
References
[edit]- ^ "Long Newnton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 22 August 2022.