RAF St Davids

RAF St Davids
St Davids, Pembrokeshire in Wales
RAF St Davids
Shown within Pembrokeshire
Coordinates 51°53′10″N 005°12′45″W / 51.88611°N 5.21250°W / 51.88611; -5.21250Coordinates: 51°53′10″N 005°12′45″W / 51.88611°N 5.21250°W / 51.88611; -5.21250
Type Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Site history
Built 1942 (1942)/3
In use 1943-1958 (1958)
Airfield information
Elevation 76 metres (249 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 976 metres (3,202 ft) Asphalt
08/26 1,802 metres (5,912 ft) Asphalt
13/31 1,088 metres (3,570 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force St Davids or more simply RAF St Davids is a former Royal Air Force station, near the city of St Davids, Wales.

History

The station was built in 1942/3 during the Second World War and was used by RAF Coastal Command.

Squadrons

Sqn Aircraft Posted from Posted to From > To Notes
53 Consolidated Liberator VIII & VI 1 June 1945 17 September 1945 RAF Reykjavik > RAF Merryfield Squadron move.[1]
58 Handley Page Halifax II 6 December 1943 1 September 1944 RAF Holmsley South > RAF Stornoway Squadron move.[2]
220 Consolidated Liberator VI & VIII 1 June 1945 22 September 1945 RAF Lagens > RAF Waterbeach Squadron move.[3]
502 Handley Page Halifax II 10 December 1943 14 September 1944 RAF Holmsley South > RAF Stornoway Squadron move.[4]
517 Handley Page Hampden
Handley Page Halifax V
Boeing Fortress F
25 November 1943 1 February 1944 RAF St Eval > RAF Brawdy Squadron move. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircraft attached.[4]

Post war

After the Second World War the airfield was further used by Airwork Services Ltd until 1958 and the RAF Tactical Weapons Unit used one runway from 1974 - 1992 then parts of the airfield were finally sold off by the government in the mid-nineties.

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