RAF Poulton
Royal Air Force Poulton or RAF Poulton (X4PL) is a former Royal Air Force station located near Poulton, Cheshire and was operational from 1 March 1943 until 1945. It was used as an Operational Training Unit (OTU) and Tactical Exercise Unit (TEU) for Hawker Hurricanes.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Poulton, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°07′46″N 002°53′42″W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Poulton Location in Cheshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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History
It was part of 12 Group and was used as a satellite of RAF Hawarden. It had 8 Blister and 1 Bessonneau hangars.[1]
Based units and aircraft
- No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF (TEU), using the Hawker Hurricane. Arrived Nov 43.[2] Possibly moved to Aston Down on 18 Dec 44 and re-designated as No 55 OTU.[3]
- No. 12 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF ((P) AFU), using the Airspeed Oxford.[4]
- No. 1515 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF, almost certainly using the Airspeed Oxford.[5]
- No. 41 Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) (Day Fighter Wing), possibly using the Hawker Hurricane. Moved to Poulton from Hawarden 1 Feb 45, and was re-designated as...
- No. 58 OTU on 15 Mar 45, using the Supermarine Spitfire. Disbanded 20 Jul 45.[3]
Current use
Part of the site remains in use as a private airfield. [6]
References
Citations
- Ferguson 2008, pp. 125–128.
- http://www.rafcommands.com/Ross/Fighter/3teuF.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1957/1957%20-%200277.PDF
- Jones 2008, p. 00.
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