RAF Appledram
RAF Appledram is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southwest of Chichester, West Sussex and 12.2 miles (19.6 km) east of Portsmouth, Hampshire.[1]
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Apuldram, West Sussex | ||||||||||
| Built | 1944 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1944–45 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°48′36″N 000°48′21″W | ||||||||||
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  RAF Appledram Location in West Sussex | |||||||||||
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History
The airfield was an Advanced Landing Ground for Operation Overlord (the invasion of German-occupied Europe) as part of 11 Group, RAF Fighter Command.[2]
Posted units
- No. 175 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 181 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 182 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron.[5]
- No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron.[6]
- No. 310 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 313 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron.[7]
- No. 124 Airfield[1]
- No. 131 (Polish) (Fighter) Wing RAF[1]
- No. 134 Airfield[1]
- No. 134 (Czech) (Fighter) Wing RAF[1]
- No. 411 (Polish) Repair & Salvage Unit[1]
- No. 420 Repair & Salvage Unit[1]
References
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Citations
- "RAF Appledram". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "Appledram Airfield". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- Jefford 1988, p. 84.
- Jefford 1988, p. 85.
- Jefford 1988, p. 86.
Bibliography
- Jefford, CG (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.
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