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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.

RAF Westhampnett
USAAF Station AAF-352
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
Coordinates50°51′40″N 000°45′33″W
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeWQ
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces 1942
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
1938-42 & 1942-45
Site history
Built1938 (1938) & 1940
In use1938-1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation33 metres (108 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06/24 855 metres (2,805 ft) Grass
10/28 613 metres (2,011 ft) Grass
14/32 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) Grass
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.


History



Royal Air Force use



Squadrons


Units


United States Army Air Forces



Current use


Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.


See also



References



Citations


  1. Falconer 1998, p. 90.
  2. Chichester/Goodwood - EGHR
  3. Jefford 2001, p. 38.
  4. Jefford 2001, p. 39.
  5. Jefford 2001, p. 45.
  6. Jefford 2001, p. 52.
  7. Jefford 2001, p. 57.
  8. Jefford 2001, p. 58.
  9. Jefford 2001, p. 59.
  10. Jefford 2001, p. 61.
  11. Jefford 2001, p. 64.
  12. Jefford 2001, p. 65.
  13. Jefford 2001, p. 66.
  14. Jefford 2001, p. 77.
  15. Jefford 2001, p. 84.
  16. Jefford 2001, p. 85.
  17. Jefford 2001, p. 87.
  18. Jefford 2001, p. 88.
  19. Jefford 2001, p. 89.
  20. Jefford 2001, p. 90.
  21. Jefford 2001, p. 92.
  22. Jefford 2001, p. 94.
  23. Jefford 2001, p. 95.
  24. Jefford 2001, p. 98.
  25. Jefford 2001, p. 100.
  26. "Westhampnett (Chichester) (Goodwood)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  27. Lake 1999, p. 22.
  28. Maurer 1980, p. 85.

Bibliography





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[de] RAF Westhampnett

Der Chichester/Goodwood Airport, der auch als Goodwood Airfield oder Goodwood Aerodrome bezeichnet wird, ist ein ehemaliger Militärflugplatz der Royal Air Force, der größtenteils in Westhampnett nord-nordöstlich von Chichester in der Grafschaft West Sussex in Südengland liegt. Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde um den Flugplatz herum eine Rennstrecke erbaut.
- [en] RAF Westhampnett



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