For the civil use of this facility, see Christchurch Airfield.
RAF Christchurch USAAF Station AAF-416
Christchurch, Dorset in England
Christchurch Airfield - 4 March 1944. Christchurch was unusual as it was constructed on an existing airfield. However the airfield used before the war for club and commercial flying was too small to accommodate wartime aircraft so the airfield was expanded by building further runway areas to the south of the existing.
RAF Fighter Command 1941-44 * No. 10 Group RAF * No. 11 Group RAF RAF Transport Command 1945 * No. 46 Group RAF[1]
Site history
Built
1935 (1935)
In use
1935-1967 (1967)
Battles/wars
European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation
6 metres (20 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction
Length and surface
00/00
Sommerfeld Tracking
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Grass
00/00
Concrete
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Unknown
00/00
Unknown
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