RAF Westhampnett

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RAF Westhampnett
USAAF Station AAF-352
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Westhampnett, West Sussex in England
RAF Westhampnett - 19 Apr 1946 Airphoto.jpg
Aerial photograph of RAF Westhampnet, the technical site is to the right, 19 April 1946
Site information
Type Royal Air Force station
CodeWQ [1]
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces 1942
Controlled by RAF Fighter Command
* No. 11 Group RAF
1938-42 & 1942-45
RAF Second Tactical Air Force
* No. 83 Group RAF
Location
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RAF Westhampnett
Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates 50°51′40″N000°45′33″W / 50.86111°N 0.75917°W / 50.86111; -0.75917
Site history
Built1938 (1938) & 1940
In useJuly 1940 - 1946 (1946)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation33 metres (108 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06/24855 metres (2,805 ft)  Grass
10/28613 metres (2,011 ft) Grass
14/321,300 metres (4,265 ft) Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS [2]

Royal Air Force Westhampnett or more simply RAF Westhampnett is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, located in the village of Westhampnett near Chichester, in the English County of West Sussex.

Contents

It was built as an emergency landing airfield for fighter aircraft, as a satellite station to RAF Tangmere. Built on land belonging to the Goodwood Estate, the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, Frederick Gordon-Lennox retained the Title Deed to the land.

History

Royal Air Force use

Squadrons

Units

United States Army Air Forces

Current use

Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 209.
  2. Chichester/Goodwood - EGHR
  3. Jefford 1988, p. 38.
  4. Jefford 1988, p. 39.
  5. Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  6. Jefford 1988, p. 52.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  8. Jefford 1988, p. 58.
  9. 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  10. Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  11. Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  12. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 65.
  13. Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  14. Jefford 1988, p. 77.
  15. Jefford 1988, p. 84.
  16. Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  17. Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  18. Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  19. Jefford 1988, p. 89.
  20. Jefford 1988, p. 90.
  21. 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 92.
  22. Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  23. Jefford 1988, p. 95.
  24. Jefford 1988, p. 98.
  25. 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 100.
  26. "Westhampnett (Chichester) (Goodwood)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  27. Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 1.
  28. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 161.
  29. 1 2 Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 46.
  30. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 58.
  31. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 125.
  32. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 53.
  33. Maurer 1980 , p. 85.

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