RAF Friston

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RAF Friston
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Friston, East Sussex in England
Site information
Type Royal Air Force satellite station
CodeFX [1]
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Fighter Command
* No. 11 Group RAF
Location
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RAF Friston
Shown within East Sussex
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RAF Friston
RAF Friston (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates 50°45′53″N000°10′04″E / 50.76472°N 0.16778°E / 50.76472; 0.16778
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In useMay 1940 - April 1946 (1946)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation108 metres (354 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00 Grass
00/00 Grass

Royal Air Force Friston or more simply RAF Friston is a former Royal Air Force satellite station and Emergency Landing Ground located in East Sussex, England.

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Units

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

Units

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 97.
  2. "Friston". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. Halley 1988, p. 79.
  4. Halley 1988, p. 95.
  5. Halley 1988, p. 130.
  6. Lake 1999, p. 22.

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