Identifiers ICAO: EGOQ Year built 1915 | In use 1915-Present Elevation 62 m | |
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04/22 1,579 metres (5,180 ft) Asphalt | ||
RAF Mona (ICAO: EGOQ) is a Royal Air Force station near Bodffordd on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It is primarily used as a relief landing ground for RAF Valley. Mona was opened as a Royal Naval Air Service airship base in 1915. During the Second World War, it was used as a training base. Today, Mona is used for circuit practice by BAE Hawks from RAF Valley along with a civilian flying club and 2474 (Cefni) Squadron Air Training Corps.
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History
The following units were here at some point:
Accidents and Incidents
A Hawk aircraft crashed at RAF Mona in 2007. The pilot ejected safely and made a full recovery.
A Hawk aircraft overshot the runway on 13 September 2013. The aircraft was practising forced landings when it hit a goose while on the runway and ended up in the arresting safety net. Both instructor and pupil were seriously hurt and were airlifted to hospital.
In June 2016 a man was convicted of endangering aircraft by shining a powerful torch at pilots undertaking night-time fast jet training at RAF Mona.