RAF Poulton

Royal Air Force Poulton ore more simply 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.

RAF Poulton

Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRoyal Air Force
LocationPoulton, Cheshire, England
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates53°07′46″N 002°53′42″W
Map
RAF Poulton
Location in Cheshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 5,904 1,800 Concrete
06/24 4,086 1,245 Concrete
14/32 4,114 1,254 Concrete

History

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

Based units and aircraft
  • No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF (TEU), using the Hawker Hurricane. Arrived Nov 43.[2] Possibly moved to Aston Down on 18 Dec 44 and re-designated as No 55 OTU.[3]
  • No. 12 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF ((P) AFU), using the Airspeed Oxford.[4]
  • No. 1515 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF, almost certainly using the Airspeed Oxford.[5]
  • No. 41 Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) (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 Supermarine Spitfire. Disbanded 20 Jul 45.[3]

Current use

Part of the site remains in use as a private airfield. [6]

References

Citations
  1. Ferguson 2008, pp. 125–128.
  2. http://www.rafcommands.com/Ross/Fighter/3teuF.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1957/1957%20-%200277.PDF
  6. Jones 2008, p. 00.

Bibliography
  • Ferguson, Aldon, Cheshire Airfields in the Second World War. Countryside Books, 2008. ISBN 978-1-8530-6927-7.
  • Jones, I, Airfields and Landing Grounds of Wales: North. Tempus Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7524-4510-6.


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