RAF Longtown

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.

RAF Longtown
Near Longtown, Cumbria in England
RAF Longtown Shown within Cumbria
Coordinates	55°00′21″N 002°55′15″W
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1941-1946 (1946)
Airfield information
Elevation	30 metres (98 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00 2,000 yards (1,829 m) Concrete 00/00 1,380 yards (1,262 m) Concrete 00/00 1,150 yards (1,052 m) Concrete

History

The following units were posted here at some point:

• No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF.[1]
• No. 6 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.[1]
• No. 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.[1]
• No. 41 Squadron RAF between 1 August and 11 August 1942 with Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB's.[2]
• No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF.[1]
• No. 59 Operational Training Unit RAF.[1]
• No. 1332 (Transport) Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.[1]
• No. 1521 (Radio Aids Training) Flight RAF.[1]
• No. 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.[1]

Current use

The site is currently farmland.[1]

References

Citations

1. "Longtown". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
2. Jefford 1988, p. 38.

Bibliography

• Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.