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RAF Longtown

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Operator
  
Royal Air Force

Address
  
UK, United Kingdom

Year built
  
1941

In use
  
1941-1946 (1946)

Elevation
  
30 m

Owner
  
Air Ministry

RAF Longtown

Type
  
Royal Air Force station

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2,000 yards (1,829 m) Concrete

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1,380 yards (1,262 m) Concrete

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1,150 yards (1,052 m) Concrete

Royal Air Force Longtown or more simply RAF Longtown is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Longtown, Cumbria and 7.7 miles (12.4 km) northeast of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

Contents

History

The following units were posted here at some point:

  • No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF.
  • No. 6 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 41 Squadron RAF between 1 August and 11 August 1942 with Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB's.
  • No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 59 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 1332 (Transport) Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.
  • No. 1521 Radio Aids Training Flight RAF.
  • No. 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.

    • Current use

    The site is currently Farmland.

    References

    RAF Longtown Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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