Royal Air Force Westhampnett or more simply RAF Westhampnett is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, located in the village of Westhampnett near Chichester, in the English County of West Sussex.
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Westhampnett, West Sussex in England | |||||||||||
![]() Aerial photograph of RAF Westhampnet, the technical site is to the right, 19 April 1946 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() RAF Westhampnett Shown within West Sussex | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°51′40″N 000°45′33″W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | WQ | ||||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces 1942 | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1938-42 & 1942-45 | ||||||||||
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Built | 1938 (1938) & 1940 | ||||||||||
In use | 1938-1946 (1946) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 33 metres (108 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2] |
It was built as an emergency landing airfield for fighter aircraft, as a satellite station to RAF Tangmere. Built on land belonging to the Goodwood Estate, the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, Frederick Gordon-Lennox retained the Title Deed to the land.
Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.
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