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Airport type
  
Military

Location
  
Silloth

Elevation AMSL
  
23 ft / 7 m

Year built
  
1939

Operator
  
Royal Air Force

In use
  
1939-1960 (1960)

00/00
  
0

Owner
  
Ministry of Defence

RAF Silloth Silloth

Royal Air Force Silloth or RAF Silloth is a former Royal Air Force station located 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Silloth, Cumbria, England and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south-west of Kirkbride, Cumbria. The station was used by RAF Coastal Command

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RAF Silloth RAF Silloth Airfield

Station history

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The airfield was originally designed to be used by RAF Maintenance Command but was handed over to Coastal Command during November 1939. It had a satellite at RAF Hornby Hall.

Based units

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  • No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) using Avro Ansons, Bristol Beauforts and Bothas.
  • No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF with the Vickers Wellington and Anson.
  • No. 215 Squadron RAF using the Wellington.
  • No. 320 Squadron RAF using the Avro Anson I.
  • No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF.
  • 1353 Target Towing Flight using the Supermarine Spitfire and the Vultee A-31 Vengeance.
  • No. 5 Ferry Pool.

    • Current use

    A large amount of the buildings survive including the hangars however the runways are in a bad condition.

    RAF Silloth RAF Silloth Airfield

    A farmers market and Seacote Caravan Park occupy the outer edge of the airport. A number of private homes are found on the northwest side of the former airfield. Enkev, a natural fibre company has their UK office at airfield (Enkev House).

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    References

    RAF Silloth Wikipedia
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