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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.

RAF Coolham
Coolham, West Sussex in England
RAF Coolham Shown within West Sussex
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
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking 00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking

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

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

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