RAF Fighter Command 1941-42 RAF Coastal Command 1942-46 Fleet Air Arm 1945
Site history
Built
1928 (1928)/29
In use
1929-1953 (1953)
Battles/wars
European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation
91 metres (299 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction
Length and surface
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