RAF Southam was a Royal Air Force relief landing ground (RLG)[1] located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of Southam, Warwickshire, England and 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south east of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.

RAF Southam
DH-82A Tiger Moth
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Southam, Warwickshire
Built	1940
In use	1940-1944
Elevation AMSL	280 ft / 85 m
Coordinates	52°15′03″N 001°22′25″W
Map
RAF Southam Location in Warwickshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 2,120 645 Grass

The airfield opened in 1940 and was mainly used by 9 Elementary Flying Training School[2] training pilots. The airfield closed 18 December 1944.[3]

Based units

No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School (9 EFTS) using Tiger Moths. The School was mainly based at RAF Ansty but Southam was used as a satellite station and operated from 3 September 1939 until 31 March 1944.[2]

No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (18(P)AFU) flew Airspeed Oxfords and Boulton Paul Defiants mostly from RAF Church Lawford but also from other sites including RAF Hockley Heath and Southam. The unit operated from 27 October 1942 until 29 May 1945.[2]

Accidents and incidents

Current use

There is now a housing estate on the site of the airfield, known as Flying Fields.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Wartime Memories Project