RAF Snailwell
Royal Air Force Snailwell or more simply RAF Snailwell is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Newmarket, Suffolk, England.
History
- USAAF 347th Fighter Squadron
Operational Royal Air Force units and aircraft
- No. 56 Squadron RAF (1942) – Hawker Typhoon IA and IB.
- No. 137 Squadron RAF (1942) – Westland Whirlwind I.
- No. 152 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF (1941) – Supermarine Spitfire IIA.
- No. 168 Squadron RAF (1942) – Curtiss Tomahawk II.
- No. 170 Squadron RAF (1943) – North American Mustang I.
- No. 181 Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Typhoon IB.
- No. 182 Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Typhoon IB.
- No. 183 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Typhoon IB.
- No. 184 Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Hurricane IV.
- No. 247 (China-British) Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Typhoon IB.
- No. 268 Squadron RAF (1941) – Curtiss Tomahawk IIA.
- No. 268 Squadron RAF (1942) – North American Mustang I.
- No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron (1943) – North American Mustang I.
- No. 527 Squadron RAF (1944) – Hawker Hurricane IIB.
- No. 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron RAuxAF (1943) – North American Mustang I.
- Units
- No. 2 Heavy Glider Maintenance Unit
- No. 3 Group Communication Flight RAF
- No. 5 (RCAF) Casualty Air Evacuation Unit
- No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- No. 417 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No. 2720 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2751 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2759 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2809 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2876 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 3207 Servicing Commando
- RAF (Belgian) Training School RAF
Current use
The site has now returned to agriculture and paddocks.
References
Citations
- ^ Falconer 1998, p. 79.
- ^ "Snailwell". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 43.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 60.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 62.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 81.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 96.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 100.
Bibliography
- Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
- 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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAF Snailwell.
| formations and units |
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| branches and components | |||||||
| reserve forces | |||||||
| equipment | |||||||
| personnel | |||||||
| appointments | |||||||
| symbols and uniform | |||||||
| associated civil organisations | |||||||
