RAF Sylt is a former Royal Air Force station located near Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

RAF Sylt
Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany
RAF Sylt Shown within Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coordinates	54°54′48″N 008°20′26″E
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	Royal Air Force Germany
Site history
Built	1945 (1945)
In use	1945-1961 (1961)
Airfield information
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 06/24  Asphalt 14/32  Asphalt

History

The following squadrons were posted here at some point:

• No. 2 Squadron RAF[1]
• No. 3 Squadron RAF[2]
• No. 4 Squadron RAF[2]
• No. 14 Squadron RAF[3]
• No. 16 Squadron RAF[4]
• No. 21 Squadron RAF[5]
• No. 26 Squadron RAF[6]
• No. 33 Squadron RAF[7]
• No. 41 Squadron RAF[8]
• No. 56 Squadron RAF[9]
• No. 69 Squadron RAF[10]
• No. 80 Squadron RAF[11]
• No. 107 Squadron RAF[12]
• No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron[13]
• No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron[14]
• No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron[14]
• No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron[15]
• No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF[16]
• No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron RAF[16]
• No. 411 "City of York" Squadron RCAF[17]
• No. 412 (Canadian) Squadron RAF[17]

Current use

This site is now Sylt Airport.

See also

• Royal Air Force Germany
• 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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