RAF Selsey
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Royal Air Force Selsey or more simply RAF Selsey is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles north east of Selsey, West Sussex and 5 miles south of Chichester, West Sussex, England.
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RAF Selsey | |||||||||
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Selsey, West Sussex in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 50°45′19″N 000°46′10″W | ||||||||
Type | Advanced Landing Ground | ||||||||
Code | ZS | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1943 (1943) | ||||||||
In use | 1943-1945 (1945) | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 6 metres (20 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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The following units were here at some point:
- No. 121 Airfield RAF[2]
- No. 65 Squadron RAF (1943)[3]
- No. 245 Squadron RAF (1943)[4]
- No. 135 Airfield RAF (renamed No. 135 (Fighter) Wing RAF on 15 May 1944)
- No. 222 Squadron RAF (1944)[5]
- No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF (1944)[6]
- No. 485 Squadron RNZAF (1944)[7]
- No. 145 (French) (Fighter) Wing RAF
- No. 329 Squadron RAF (1944)[8]
- No. 340 Squadron RAF (1944)[8]
- No. 341 Squadron RAF (1944)[6]
- No. 33 Squadron RAF (1944)[9]
- No. 74 Squadron RAF (1944)[10]
- No. 131 Airfield (Polish) RAF
- No. 421 Repair & Salvage Unit[11]
- No. 1316 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment[11]
- No. 2731 Squadron RAF Regiment[11]
- No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment[11]
- No. 2955 Squadron RAF Regiment[11]