RAF Thorney Island information

Royal Air Force Thorney Island, or more simply RAF Thorney Island, is a former Royal Air Force station located on Thorney Island, West Sussex, England...

& Whirlwind RAF Odiham No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF - Puma & Wessex RAF Thorney Island No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF - Andover &...

at RAF Valley. 15 February 1955 - June 1955 - HQ at RAF Thorney Island Bristol Sycamore HC.12 'A' Flight June 1955 - June 1956 - HQ at RAF Thorney Island...

This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...

squadrons, No. 22 Squadron and No. 202 Squadron, came together from RAF Thorney Island and RAF Leconfield. Finningley became the administrative home of the two...

completed the unit left for RAF Thorney Island in January 1945. The CCDU was joined by the No. 1 Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF in April 1944. In June...

Royal Air Force Abingdon, or more simply RAF Abingdon, is a former Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It is now known as Dalton Barracks...

1 Squadron RAF Regiment No. II Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment (C-UAS) No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment No...

on Thorney Island around 6.58 miles (10.59 km) east from Portsmouth, Hampshire. The barracks was established on the site of the former RAF Thorney Island...

of the operational stations. In early 1962, No. 242 OCU was moved to Thorney Island and the base was put under a care and maintenance programme. Various...

Conversion Unit (OCU) which trained Argosy crews. The OCU later moved to RAF Thorney Island. In February 1962, No. 105 Squadron formed to establish the first...

the south is the smaller Pilsey Island, a haven for birds. The island was a World War II airfield RAF Thorney Island which remained in use until 1976...

46 Squadron RAF at RAF Abingdon and later RAF Thorney Island, No. 52 Squadron RAF at RAF Seletar (Far East) and No. 84 Squadron RAF at RAF Sharjah (Middle...

near RAF Bovingdon just after takeoff in bad weather. The Valetta was authorised to carry out a pilot and navigation exercise from RAF Thorney Island to...

given to No. 2 Air Navigation School on RAF Thorney Island until transferring to No. 1 Air Navigation School at RAF Stradishall where they served until 1965...

at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996). Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style...

torpedo development unit, Thorney Island housed No. 59 Squadron RAF and No. 235 Squadron RAF with Bristol Blenheims assigned to RAF Coastal Command. Ford...