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RAF Greatham | |||||||||
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| Greatham, County Durham in England | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 54°38′58″N 001°12′46″W / 54.64944°N 1.21278°W / 54.64944; -1.21278 | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1933 (1933) | ||||||||
| In use | 1933 - 1958 (1958) | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Greatham or more simply RAF Greatham is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Greatham, County Durham, England.
It was also known as RAF West Hartlepool and was located at Hartlepool and was little more than a grass airstrip, a satellite station of RAF Thornaby.
History
It was home to four of 403 Squadron's Supermarine Spitfires from 19 June 1942 to 22 January 1943; operating forward from RAF Catterick.
The airfield was once home to No. 645 Volunteer Gliding School, who operate Grob Vigilant Motor Gliders for the Air Training Corps. They are now located at RAF Topcliffe in Yorkshire.
The following units were also here at some point:
- 'N' Flight of No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
- No. 6 (Coastal) OTU RAF
- No. 26 Gliding School RAF
- No. 32 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
- No. 243 Squadron RAF
- No. 1613 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
- No. 2782 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 4054 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
Current use
Little now remains, as the site was developed after the war by British Steel Corporation.
See also
References
- "645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron". 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "West Hartlepool (Greatham)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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