Royal Air Force Towyn or more simply RAF Towyn is a former Royal Air Force airfield located 10.3 miles (16.6 km) west of Machynlleth, Powys and 12.2 miles (19.6 km) north of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales.

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RAF Towyn
Tywyn, Gwynedd in Wales
Looking south westwards over what was the grassed runway area for aircraft at RAF Towyn
RAF Towyn Shown within Gwynedd Show map of Gwynedd RAF Towyn RAF Towyn (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°35′38″N 004°05′53″W
Type	Royal Air Force airfield
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1939 (1939)
In use	1940-1945 (1945)
Airfield information
Elevation	4 metres (13 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00 3,900 feet (1,200 m) Grass field 00/00 3,600 feet (1,100 m) Grass field 00/00 2,100 feet (640 m) Grass field

It was operational from 1940 and closed in 1945.

History

The camp was opened on 8 September 1940 as an Anti-Aircraft Co-operation unit for nearby Tonfanau under No.70 Group Army Co-operation Command (AACU).[1] The main function of the Flights on the base was to tow targets for the AACU at Tonfanau.[2]

In December 1943, No 1603 and 1628 Flights were disbanded and joined together to form No. 631 Squadron (RAF).[3] This Squadron stayed at Towyn until May 1945 when it moved on to RAF Llanbedr and the base was closed to flying soon afterwards.[4]

The base continued to be a military working environment being used periodically over the years.

The following units were here at some point:[5]

• 'C' Flight of No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF (1 AACU).[5]
• 'U' Flight of 1 AACU .[5]
• No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF.[5]
• No. 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF.[5]
• No. 1605 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF[5]
• No. 1628 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF[5]
• No. 631 Squadron RAF[6]
• Aberystwyth UAS[5]

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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