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Royal Air Force Selsey or more simply RAF Selsey is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles north east of Selsey, West Sussex and 5 miles south of Chichester, West Sussex, England.

RAF Selsey
Selsey, West Sussex in England
RAF Selsey Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates	50°45′19″N 000°46′10″W
Type	Advanced Landing Ground
Code	ZS
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Second Tactical Air Force
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	1943-1945 (1945)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	6 metres (20 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface NE/SW 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking SE/NW 1,189 metres (3,901 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking

The following units were here at some point:

• No. 121 Airfield RAF[2]
  • No. 65 Squadron RAF (1943)[3]
  • No. 245 Squadron RAF (1943)[4]
• No. 135 Airfield RAF (renamed No. 135 (Fighter) Wing RAF on 15 May 1944)
  • No. 222 Squadron RAF (1944)[5]
  • No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF (1944)[6]
  • No. 485 Squadron RNZAF (1944)[7]
• No. 145 (French) (Fighter) Wing RAF
  • No. 329 Squadron RAF (1944)[8]
  • No. 340 Squadron RAF (1944)[8]
  • No. 341 Squadron RAF (1944)[6]
• No. 33 Squadron RAF (1944)[9]
• No. 74 Squadron RAF (1944)[10]
• No. 131 Airfield (Polish) RAF
• No. 421 Repair & Salvage Unit[11]
• No. 1316 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment[11]
• No. 2731 Squadron RAF Regiment[11]
• No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment[11]
• No. 2955 Squadron RAF Regiment[11]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Ashworth, C (1985). Action Stations: Vol 9. Military airfields of the Central South and South-East. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 0-85059-608-4.
• Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allen Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
• 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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