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RAF Poulton

Coordinates: 53°07′46″N 002°53′42″W / 53.12944°N 2.89500°W / 53.12944; -2.89500
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RAF Poulton
Poulton, Cheshire in England
RAF Poulton, July 2022
RAF Poulton is located in Cheshire
RAF Poulton
RAF Poulton
Shown within Cheshire
Coordinates53°07′46″N 002°53′42″W / 53.12944°N 2.89500°W / 53.12944; -2.89500
TypeSatellite Station
CodePU
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
Site history
Built1942 (1942)/43
Built byGeorge Wimpey & Co Ltd
In useMarch 1943 - August 1945 (1945)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation15 metres (49 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19 1,800 metres (5,906 ft) Concrete
06/24 1,245 metres (4,085 ft) Concrete
14/32 1,254 metres (4,114 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force Poulton or more simply RAF Poulton (X4PL) is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Poulton, Cheshire and was operational from 1 March 1943 until 1945. It was used as an Operational Training Unit (OTU) and Tactical Exercise Unit (TEU) for Hawker Hurricanes.

History

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It was part of 12 Group and was used as a satellite of RAF Hawarden. It had 8 Blister and 1 Bessonneau hangars.[2]

Based units and aircraft

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Current use

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Part of the site remains in use as a private airfield.[8]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Falconer 1998, p. 72.
  2. ^ Ferguson 2008, pp. 125–128.
  3. ^ "RAFCommands".
  4. ^ a b "OTUs 41 - 63". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Flying Training Schools_P". Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 97.
  8. ^ Jones 2008, p. 00.

Bibliography

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  • Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
  • Ferguson, Aldon, Cheshire Airfields in the Second World War. Countryside Books, 2008. ISBN 978-1-8530-6927-7.
  • 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.
  • Jones, I, Airfields and Landing Grounds of Wales: North. Tempus Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7524-4510-6.
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