RAF Silloth

RAF Silloth
RAF Silloth;
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Silloth
Built	1939
In use	1939-1960
Elevation AMSL	23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	54°52′10″N 003°21′37″W
Map
	RAF Silloth Location in Cumbria
Runways
	Operational dates.[1]

Royal Air Force Silloth or RAF Silloth is a former Royal Air Force station one mile (1.6 km) north-east of Silloth, Cumbria, England, and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south-west of Kirkbride, Cumbria. The station was used by RAF Coastal Command.

The airfield is also known as Silloth Airfield/Aerodrome.[2]

Station history

The airfield as camouflaged during World War II

The airfield was originally designed to be used by RAF Maintenance Command but was handed over to Coastal Command in November 1939.[1] It had a satellite at RAF Hornby Hall.

Based units

No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) using Avro Ansons, Bristol Beauforts and Bothas.[1]
No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF with the Vickers Wellington and Anson.[1]
No. 215 Squadron RAF using the Wellington.[3]
No. 320 Squadron RAF using the Avro Anson I.[4]
No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF.[1]
No. 1353 (Target Towing) Flight RAF using the Supermarine Spitfire and the Vultee A-31 Vengeance.[1]
No. 5 Ferry Pool RAF.[1]

Current use

Many of the buildings still survive, including the hangars, but the runways are in a bad condition.[1]

A farmers' market and Seacote Caravan Park occupy the outer edge of the airport. A number of private homes are found on the north-west side of the former airfield. Enkev, a natural fibre company, has its UK office at the airfield.

References

Citations

"RAF Silloth". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
https://sillothairfield.wordpress.com
Jefford 1988, p. 71.
Jefford 1988, p. 86.

Bibliography

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.

External links

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[CT-1] "RAF Silloth". Control Towers. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[2] ttps://sillothairfield.wordpress.com

[FOOTNOTEJefford198871-3] Jefford 1988, p. 71.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198886-4] Jefford 1988, p. 86.