RAF Silloth
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Royal Air Force Silloth, or more simply RAF Silloth, is a former Royal Air Force station one mile (1.6 km) north-east of Silloth, Cumbria, England, and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south-west of Kirkbride, Cumbria. The station was used by RAF Coastal Command.
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Airport type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Silloth | ||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1939 (1939) | ||||||||||||||||||
In use | 1939-1960 (1960) | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 23 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°52′10″N 003°21′37″W | ||||||||||||||||||
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The airfield is also known as Silloth Airfield/Aerodrome.[2]