RAF Coolham

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RAF Coolham
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Coolham, West Sussex in England
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RAF Coolham
Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates 50°59′20″N0°24′05″W / 50.98889°N 0.40139°W / 50.98889; -0.40139 Coordinates: 50°59′20″N0°24′05″W / 50.98889°N 0.40139°W / 50.98889; -0.40139
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground [1]
CodeXQ [1]
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Second Tactical Air Force
* No. 84 Group RAF [1]
Site history
Built1944 (1944)
Built byRAF Airfield Construction Service
In useApril 1944 - January 1945 (1945)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation17 metres (56 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking
00/00 Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Coolham or more simply RAF Coolham is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located in West Sussex, England.

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The following units were here at some point: [2]

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Falconer 2012, p. 70.
  2. ↑ "Coolham". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  4. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
  5. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  6. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 86.
  7. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  8. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 94.

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