RAF Saltby

Last updated

RAF Saltby
USAAF Station 538
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Patch9thusaaf.png
Saltby, Leicestershire in England
Target Dossier for Saltby, Leicestershire, England - DPLA - 9ab4c11db284968824500ba846c9832f (page 1).jpg
RAF Saltby on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Controlled by RAF Flying Training Command
Ninth Air Force
Location
Leicestershire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
RAF Saltby
Shown within Leicestershire
Coordinates 52°49′44″N000°42′51″W / 52.82889°N 0.71417°W / 52.82889; -0.71417
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1941-1948 (1948)
Battles/wars Second World War
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00 Concrete
00/00 Concrete
00/00 Concrete

Royal Air Force Saltby or more simply RAF Saltby is a former Royal Air Force station located near Saltby, Leicestershire, England. It is now home to Buckminster Gliding Club.

The following units were here at some point: [1]

References

  1. "Saltby". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 3 June 2020.