Royal Air Force Petah Tiqva or more simply RAF Petah Tiqva is a former Royal Air Force station located northwest of Kfar Sirkin, Central District, Israel.
RAF Petah Tiqva | |||||||||||
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| Kfar Sirkin, Central District in Israel | |||||||||||
  RAF Petah Tiqva Shown within Israel | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°05′16″N 034°54′59″E / 32.08778°N 34.91639°E | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Mediterranean and Middle East | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1941 - 1948 | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 33 metres (108 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Units
editThe following squadrons were here at some point:
- No. 6 Squadron RAF between 3 and 28 September 1945 with the Hawker Hurricane IV[1]
- No. 14 Squadron RAF between 7 July and 10 August 1941 with the Bristol Blenheim IV[2]
- No. 32 Squadron RAF between 27 September 1945 and 15 March 1946 with the Supermarine Spitfire IX[3]
- No. 208 Squadron RAF between 13 August 1945 and 12 March 1946 with the Spitfire IX[4]
- No. 651 Squadron RAF between 10 July 1946 and 28 April 1948 with the Taylorcraft Auster V[5]
Units:
- No. 74 Operational Training Unit RAF between 20 September 1943 and 16 July 1945 with the Hurricane, North American Harvard and Spitfire[6]
- No. 285 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Wing RAF between 2 September and 30 September 1945[7]
- No. 1906 AOP Flight RAF between 26 June and 24 July 1947 with the Auster V[8]
- No. 1907 AOP Flight RAF between 26 June and August 1947 with the Auster V[8]
- No. 1908 AOP Flight RAF initially between 31 December 1946 and 1 June 1947, then between 11 February and 28 April 1948 with the Auster V[8]
- No. 1909 AOP Flight RAF between 30 June and August 1947 with the Auster V[8]
- No. 1910 AOP Flight RAF between 11 February and 28 April 1948 with the Auster V[8]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 26.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 28.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 36.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 69.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 102.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 205.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 302.
- ^ a b c d e Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 130.
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, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.