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Airport type
  
Military

01/19
  
5,904

1,800
  
Concrete

Operator
  
Royal Air Force

Elevation AMSL
  
49 ft / 15 m

5,904
  
1,800

Elevation
  
15 m

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Location
  
Poulton, Cheshire, England

RAF Poulton (X4PL) is a former Royal Air Force 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.

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History

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

Based units and aircraft

  • No 3 TEU (Tactical Exercise Unit), using the Hawker Hurricane. Arrived Nov 43. Possibly moved to Aston Down on 18 Dec 44 and re-designated as No 55 OTU.
  • No 12 (P) AFU (Pilot Advanced Flying Unit), using the Airspeed Oxford.
  • No 1515 BAT Flight (Beam Approach Training), almost certainly using the Airspeed Oxford.
  • No 41 OTU (Operational Training Unit)(Day Fighter Wing), possibly using the Hawker Hurricane. Moved to Poulton from Hawarden 1 Feb 45, and was re-designated as...
  • No 58 OTU on 15 Mar 45, using the Spitfire. Disbanded 20 Jul 45.

    • Current use

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

    References

    RAF Poulton Wikipedia
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