RAF Funtington

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RAF Funtington
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Funtington, West Sussex in England
Site information
Type RAF advanced landing ground
CodeFJ [1]
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Second Tactical Air Force
* No. 83 Group RAF
* No. 84 Group RAF
RAF Fighter Command
* No. 11 Group RAF
Location
West Sussex UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
RAF Funtington
Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates 50°51′41″N000°52′01″W / 50.86139°N 0.86694°W / 50.86139; -0.86694
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In useSeptember 1943 - 13 December 1944 (1944)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation35 metres (115 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
E/W1,464 metres (4,803 ft)  Sommerfeld Tracking
NW/SE1,097 metres (3,599 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Funtington or more simply RAF Funtington is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located in West Sussex, England.

Contents

History

The following units were here at some point:

The following units were also here at some point:

Current use

The site has been reverted to farmland. [21]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 97.
  2. Ashworth 1985, p. 119.
  3. Jefford 1988, p. 30.
  4. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  5. Jefford 1988, p. 58.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ashworth 1985, p. 120.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 24.
  8. Jefford 1988, p. 81.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jefford 1988, p. 92.
  10. Jefford 1988, p. 67.
  11. Jefford 1988, p. 99.
  12. Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  13. Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  15. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  16. 1 2 Ashworth 1985, p. 121.
  17. Jefford 1988, p. 36.
  18. Jefford 1988, p. 72.
  19. Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  20. Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  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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