RAF Coolham
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Royal Air Force Coolham or more simply RAF Coolham is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located in West Sussex, England.
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RAF Coolham | |||||||||
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Coolham, West Sussex in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 50°59′20″N 0°24′05″W | ||||||||
Type | Advanced Landing Ground[1] | ||||||||
Code | XQ[1] | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 84 Group RAF[1] | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1944 (1944) | ||||||||
Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
In use | April 1944 - January 1945 (1945) | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 17 metres (56 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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The following units were here at some point:[2]
- No. 129 Squadron RAF (1944)[3]
- No. 133 Airfield RAF
- No. 133 (Polish) (Fighter) Wing RAF
- No. 135 (Fighter) Wing RAF
- No. 222 Squadron RAF (1944)[4]
- No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron (1944)[5]
- No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron (1944)[6]
- No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF (1944)[7]
- No. 411 (Polish) Repair & Salvage Unit
- No. 485 Squadron RNZAF (1944)[8]
- No. 1314 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment
- No. 2701 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2722 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2829 Squadron RAF Regiment