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RAF Westhampnett
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.

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

  • No. 83 Group Support Unit during November 1944
  • No. 121 Airfield RAF between October 1943 and April 1944
  • No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield RAF during April 1944
  • No. 402 Air Stores Park between October 1943 and January 1944
  • Detachment of No. 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight between June and July 1943
  • Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF, Merston/Westhampnett during November 1941

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. ^ 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. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  10. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  11. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  12. ^ 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. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 92.
  22. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  23. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
  24. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 98.
  25. ^ 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. ^ 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.

Bibliography

  • Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
  • Hillier, Mark (2015). A Fighter Command Station at War: A Photographic Record of RAF Westhampnett from the Battle of Britain to D-Day and Beyond. Barnsley: Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-47384-468-1.
  • 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.
  • Maurer, M. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. USAF Historical Division. Washington D.C., USA: Zenger Publishing Co., Inc, 1980. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Sturtivant, R.; Ballance, T. (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
  • Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
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