RAF Funtington

RAF Funtington
RAF Funtington
Funtington, West Sussex in England
	RAF Funtington Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates	50°51′41″N000°52′01″W / 50.86139°N 0.86694°W
Type	Advanced Landing Ground
Code	FJ
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Second Tactical Air Force
Site history
Built	1943
In use	September 1943 - December 1944
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	35 metres (115 ft) AMSL
Runways
E/W	1,464 metres (4,803 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking
NW/SE	1,097 metres (3,599 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking

Last updated August 03, 2023

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

History

The following units were here at some point:

No. 122 Airfield became No. 122 (Rocket Projectile) Wing with North American Mustang I's^[2]
- No. 19 Squadron RAF (1944)^[3]
- No. 65 Squadron RAF (1944)^[4]
- No. 122 Squadron RAF (1944)^[5]
No. 130 Airfield with Mustang I's^[6]
- No. 4 Squadron RAF (1943)^[7]
- No. 268 Squadron RAF (1943)^[8]
No. 143 (RCAF) Airfield with Hawker Typhoon I's^[6]
- No. 438 Squadron RCAF (1944)^[9]
- No. 439 Squadron RCAF (1944)^[9]
- No. 440 Squadron RCAF (1944)^[9]
No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield became No. 144 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing with Supermarine Spitfire IX's^[6]
- No. 441 Squadron RCAF (1944)^[9]
- No. 442 Squadron RCAF (1944)^[9]
- No. 443 Squadron RCAF (1944)^[9]
No. 123 (Rocket Projectile) Wing with Typhoon I's^[6]
- No. 198 Squadron RAF (1944)^[10]
- No. 609 Squadron RAF (1944)^[11]
No. 136 (Fighter) Wing with Typhoon I's^[6]
- No. 164 Squadron RAF (1944)^[12]
- No. 183 Squadron RAF (1944)^[13]
No. 145 (French) (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's^[6]
- No. 329 Squadron RAF (1944)^[14]
- No. 340 Squadron RAF (1944)^[14]
- No. 341 Squadron RAF (1944)^[15]
No. 135 (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's^[16]
- No. 33 Squadron RAF (1944)^[17]
- No. 222 Squadron RAF (1944)^[18]
- No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF (1944)^[15]
- No. 485 Squadron RNZAF (1944)^[19]
No. 132 (Norwegian) (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's^[16]
- No. 66 Squadron RAF (1944)^[4]
- No. 127 Squadron RAF (1944)^[20]
- No. 331 Squadron RAF (1944)^[14]
- No. 332 Squadron RAF (1944)^[14]

The following units were also here at some point:

No. 20 (Fighter) Sector ^[21]
No. 411 (Polish) Repair & Salvage Unit^[21]
No. 419 (RCAF) Repair & Salvage Unit^[21]
No. 421 Repair & Salvage Unit^[21]
No. 1301 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment ^[21]
No. 1309 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment ^[21]
No. 2701 Squadron RAF Regiment ^[21]
No. 2702 Squadron RAF Regiment ^[21]
No. 2739 Squadron RAF Regiment ^[21]
No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment ^[21]
No. 3208 Servicing Commando^[21]

Current use

The site has been reverted to farmland.^[21]

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References

Citations

↑ Falconer 1998, p. 39.
↑ Ashworth 1985, p. 119.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 30.
1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 45.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 58.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ashworth 1985, p. 120.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 24.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 81.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Jefford 1988, p. 92.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 67.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 99.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
1 2 3 4 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 88.
1 2 Ashworth 1985, p. 121.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 36.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 59.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Funtington". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 4 April 2022.

Bibliography

Ashworth, C (1985). Action Stations: Vol 9. Military airfields of the Central South and South-East. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 0-85059-608-4.
Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

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[FOOTNOTEFalconer199839-1] Falconer 1998, p. 39.

[FOOTNOTEAshworth1985119-2] Ashworth 1985, p. 119.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198830-3] Jefford 1988, p. 30.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198845-4] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198858-5] Jefford 1988, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTEAshworth1985120-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ashworth 1985, p. 120.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198824-7] Jefford 1988, p. 24.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198881-8] Jefford 1988, p. 81.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198892-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jefford 1988, p. 92.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198867-10] Jefford 1988, p. 67.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198899-11] Jefford 1988, p. 99.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198864-12] Jefford 1988, p. 64.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198866-13] Jefford 1988, p. 66.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198887-14] 1 2 3 4 Jefford 1988, p. 87.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198888-15] 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 88.

[FOOTNOTEAshworth1985121-16] 1 2 Ashworth 1985, p. 121.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198836-17] Jefford 1988, p. 36.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198872-18] Jefford 1988, p. 72.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198894-19] Jefford 1988, p. 94.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198859-20] Jefford 1988, p. 59.

[ABCT-21] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Funtington". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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