Satellite Station (1939-44) Forward Sector Station (1945-)
Code
AI[2]
Site information
Owner
Ministry of Defence
Operator
Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force
Controlled by
RAF Fighter Command[2] * No. 13 Group RAF
Site history
Built
1916 (1916)
In use
1916–1920 1938–1975 (1975)
Battles/wars
European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation
37 metres (121 ft)[2] AMSL
Runways
Direction
Length and surface
01/19[3]
1,390 metres (4,560 ft) Asphalt
05/23[3]
1,740 metres (5,709 ft) Asphalt
12/30[3]
1,100 metres (3,609 ft) Asphalt
Royal Air Force Acklington, simply known as RAF Acklington, is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south west of Amble, Northumberland and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north east of Morpeth, Northumberland.
The airfield was operational initially from 1916 being used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and from April 1918 its successor the Royal Air Force (RAF) before being closed in 1920 however it was reopened in 1938 being used by the RAF until 1972. After 1972 the site was turned over to Her Majesty's Prison Service for the creation of two new prisons.
Royal Air Force Acklington, simply known as RAFAcklington, is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south...
The prisons are built on the site of RAFAcklington, a former airfield which opened during World War II. The RAF station was used as an Armament Practice...
prison in England, and was built on the site of the former RAFAcklington airfield. Acklington Prison opened in 1972, and was soon branded a holiday camp...
Boulmer to divert German attacks from nearby Royal Air Force (RAF) airfields such as RAFAcklington. As the air threat to the United Kingdom receded, the decoy...
with effect from 1 February 1944 at RAFAcklington, Northumberland, and the latter with effect from 1 March 1944 at RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire. The...
(198 Sqn) flew its Hawker Typhoons in from RAF Digby late in January 1943, but transferred to RAFAcklington soon after to complete its familiarization...
Rescue Force was established in 1986 from the helicopter elements of the RAF Marine Branch which was disbanded that year. The Force supported search and...
Lubeck and RAFAcklington for varying periods of time until finally leaving on 16 April 1947 going to RAF West Malling. No. 1 Squadron RAF returned on...
Supermarine Spitfire fighters from RAFAcklington-based 72 Squadron. On 25 July that year, No. 83 Maintenance Unit RAF, tasked with recovering crashed aircraft...
No. 29 Squadron RAF : November 1957 to February 1963 when it transferred to the Near East Air Force. It was based at RAFAcklington until July 1958 when...
Justice Services. HMP Acklington was the most northerly adult prison in England, and was built on the site of the former RAFAcklington airfield. When Sodexo...
in February 1945 at RAFAcklington to train fighter-bomber pilots using the Hawker Typhoon. No. 60 Operational Training Unit RAF (60 OTU) 60 OTU was formed...
Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command, but they could not prevent widespread destruction of industrial cities. Only once did the RAF lose as many as nine...
tasks in the UK. Between 1958 and 1961, these included projects at RAFAcklington, Abingdon, Booker, Coningsby, Faldingworth, Finningley, Hemswell, Lindholme...
the RAF Fighter Command order of battle at 15 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain. RAF Fighter Command Headquarters was located at RAF Bentley...
Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire; 3FTS at RAF Leeming, Yorkshire; 6FTS at RAFAcklington, Northumberland; and 7FTS at RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire. The twin-seated...
Offenders Institution in England, and was built on the site of the former RAFAcklington airfield. Castington Prison was subject to a hostage crisis in 1997...
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