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RAF Funtington
Former RAF station in West Sussex, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Funtington or more simply RAF Funtington is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located in West Sussex, England.
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The 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]
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The site has been reverted to farmland.[21]
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