RAF Sylt

RAF Sylt
Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein in  Germany
RAF Sylt Shown within Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coordinates	54°54′48″N008°20′26″E / 54.91333°N 8.34056°E / 54.91333; 8.34056
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	Royal Air Force Germany
Site history
Built	1945 (1945)
In use	1945-1961 (1961)
Airfield information
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 06/24   Asphalt 14/32  Asphalt

Royal Air Force Sylt or more simply RAF Sylt is a former Royal Air Force station located near Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

History

The following squadrons were posted here at some point:

• No. 2 Squadron RAF ^[1]
• No. 3 Squadron RAF ^[2]
• No. 4 Squadron RAF ^[2]
• No. 14 Squadron RAF ^[3]
• No. 16 Squadron RAF ^[4]
• No. 21 Squadron RAF ^[5]
• No. 26 Squadron RAF ^[6]
• No. 33 Squadron RAF ^[7]
• No. 41 Squadron RAF ^[8]
• No. 56 Squadron RAF ^[9]
• No. 69 Squadron RAF ^[10]
• No. 80 Squadron RAF ^[11]
• No. 107 Squadron RAF ^[12]
• No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron ^[13]
• No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron ^[14]
• No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron ^[14]
• No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron ^[15]
• No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF ^[16]
• No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron RAF ^[16]
• No. 411 "City of York" Squadron RCAF ^[17]
• No. 412 (Canadian) Squadron RAF ^[17]

Current use

This site is now Sylt Airport.

See also

• Royal Air Force Germany
• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

1. Jefford 1988, p. 23.
2. Jefford 1988, p. 24.
3. Jefford 1988, p. 28.
4. Jefford 1988, p. 29.
5. Jefford 1988, p. 31.
6. Jefford 1988, p. 33.
7. Jefford 1988, p. 36.
8. Jefford 1988, p. 38.
9. Jefford 1988, p. 43.
10. Jefford 1988, p. 46.
11. Jefford 1988, p. 49.
12. Jefford 1988, p. 55.
13. Jefford 1988, p. 84.
14. Jefford 1988, p. 85.
15. Jefford 1988, p. 86.
16. Jefford 1988, p. 88.
17. Jefford 1988, p. 90.

Bibliography

• 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.