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Royal Air Force Silloth or 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.

RAF Silloth
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Summary
Airport type	Military
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
Map
RAF Silloth Location in Cumbria
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt
Operational dates.[1]

The airfield is also known as Silloth Airfield/Aerodrome.[2]

Station history

The airfield was originally designed to be used by RAF Maintenance Command but was handed over to Coastal Command in November 1939.[1] It had a satellite at RAF Hornby Hall.

Based units

• No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (OTU) using Avro Ansons, Bristol Beauforts and Bothas.[1]
• No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF with the Vickers Wellington and Anson.[1]
• No. 215 Squadron RAF using the Wellington.[3]
• No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF using the Avro Anson I.[4]
• No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF.[1]
• No. 1353 (Target Towing) Flight RAF using the Supermarine Spitfire and the Vultee A-31 Vengeance.[1]
• No. 5 Ferry Pool RAF.[1]

Current use

Many of the buildings still survive, including the hangars, but the runways are in a bad condition.[1]

A farmers' market and Seacote Caravan Park occupy the outer edge of the airport. A number of private homes are found on the north-west side of the former airfield. Enkev, a natural fibre company, has its UK office at the airfield.

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

Bibliography

• 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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