RAF Selsey

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RAF Selsey
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Selsey, West Sussex in England
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RAF Selsey
Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates 50°45′19″N000°46′10″W / 50.75528°N 0.76944°W / 50.75528; -0.76944
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground
CodeZS
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Controlled by RAF Second Tactical Air Force
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In use1943-1945 (1945)
Battles/wars European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation6 metres (20 ft) [1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
NE/SW1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking
SE/NW1,189 metres (3,901 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Selsey or more simply RAF Selsey is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles north east of Selsey, West Sussex and 5 miles south of Chichester, West Sussex, England.

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ Falconer 1998, p. 78.
  2. ↑ Ashworth 1985, p. 252.
  3. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  4. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
  5. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
  6. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  7. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  8. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  9. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 36.
  10. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 48.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Selsey". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 27 March 2022.

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