Royal Air Force Sylt or more simply RAF Sylt is a former Royal Air Force station located near Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
RAF Sylt | |||||||||
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| Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany | |||||||||
  RAF Sylt Shown within Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°54′48″N 008°20′26″E / 54.91333°N 8.34056°E | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force Germany | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1945 | ||||||||
| In use | 1945-1961 | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 16 metres (52 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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History
editThe following squadrons were posted here at some point:
- No. 2 Squadron RAF[1]
- No. 3 Squadron RAF[2]
- No. 4 Squadron RAF[2]
- No. 14 Squadron RAF[3]
- No. 16 Squadron RAF[4]
- No. 21 Squadron RAF[5]
- No. 26 Squadron RAF[6]
- No. 33 Squadron RAF[7]
- No. 41 Squadron RAF[8]
- No. 56 Squadron RAF[9]
- No. 69 Squadron RAF[10]
- No. 80 Squadron RAF[11]
- No. 107 Squadron RAF[12]
- No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron[13]
- No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron[14]
- No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron[14]
- No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron[15]
- No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF[16]
- No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron RAF[16]
- No. 411 "City of York" Squadron RCAF[17]
- No. 412 (Canadian) Squadron RAF[17]
Current use
editThis site is now Sylt Airport.
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 23.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 24.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 28.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 29.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 31.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 33.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 36.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 38.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 43.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 46.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 49.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 55.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 85.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 86.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 88.
- ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 90.
Bibliography
edit- 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.