Royal Air Force Funtington or more simply RAF Funtington is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located in West Sussex, England.
RAF Funtington | |||||||||
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| Funtington, West Sussex in England | |||||||||
  RAF Funtington Shown within West Sussex | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°51′41″N 000°52′01″W / 50.86139°N 0.86694°W | ||||||||
| Type | RAF advanced landing ground | ||||||||
| Code | FJ[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 83 Group RAF * No. 84 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command * No. 11 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||
| In use | September 1943 - 13 December 1944 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 35 metres (115 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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History
editThe following units were here at some point:
- No. 122 Airfield became No. 122 (Rocket Projectile) Wing with North American Mustang I's[2]
- No. 19 Squadron RAF (1944)[3]
- No. 65 Squadron RAF (1944)[4]
- No. 122 Squadron RAF (1944)[5]
- No. 130 Airfield with Mustang I's[6]
- No. 4 Squadron RAF (1943)[7]
- No. 268 Squadron RAF (1943)[8]
- No. 143 (RCAF) Airfield with Hawker Typhoon I's[6]
- No. 438 Squadron RCAF (1944)[9]
- No. 439 Squadron RCAF (1944)[9]
- No. 440 Squadron RCAF (1944)[9]
- No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield became No. 144 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing with Supermarine Spitfire IX's[6]
- No. 441 Squadron RCAF (1944)[9]
- No. 442 Squadron RCAF (1944)[9]
- No. 443 Squadron RCAF (1944)[9]
- No. 123 (Rocket Projectile) Wing with Typhoon I's[6]
- No. 198 Squadron RAF (1944)[10]
- No. 609 Squadron RAF (1944)[11]
- No. 136 (Fighter) Wing with Typhoon I's[6]
- No. 164 Squadron RAF (1944)[12]
- No. 183 Squadron RAF (1944)[13]
- No. 145 (French) (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's[6]
- No. 329 Squadron RAF (1944)[14]
- No. 340 Squadron RAF (1944)[14]
- No. 341 Squadron RAF (1944)[15]
- No. 135 (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's[16]
- No. 33 Squadron RAF (1944)[17]
- No. 222 Squadron RAF (1944)[18]
- No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF (1944)[15]
- No. 485 Squadron RNZAF (1944)[19]
- No. 132 (Norwegian) (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's[16]
- No. 66 Squadron RAF (1944)[4]
- No. 127 Squadron RAF (1944)[20]
- No. 331 Squadron RAF (1944)[14]
- No. 332 Squadron RAF (1944)[14]
The following units were also here at some point:
- No. 20 (Fighter) Sector[21]
- No. 411 (Polish) Repair & Salvage Unit[21]
- No. 419 (RCAF) Repair & Salvage Unit[21]
- No. 421 Repair & Salvage Unit[21]
- No. 1301 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment[21]
- No. 1309 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment[21]
- No. 2701 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
- No. 2702 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
- No. 2739 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
- No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment[21]
- No. 3208 Servicing Commando[21]
Current use
editThe site has been reverted to farmland.[21]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 97.
- ^ Ashworth 1985, p. 119.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 30.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 45.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 58.
- ^ a b c d e f Ashworth 1985, p. 120.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 24.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 81.
- ^ a b c d e f Jefford 1988, p. 92.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 67.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 99.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- ^ a b c d Jefford 1988, p. 87.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 88.
- ^ a b Ashworth 1985, p. 121.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 36.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 59.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Funtington". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Ashworth, C (1985). Action Stations: Vol 9. Military airfields of the Central South and South-East. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 0-85059-608-4.
- Falconer, Jonathan (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.