RAF St Davids

St Davids, Pembrokeshire in Wales

RAF St Davids

Shown within Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

51°53′10″N 005°12′45″W / 51.88611°N 5.21250°WCoordinates: 51°53′10″N 005°12′45″W / 51.88611°N 5.21250°W

Type

Royal Air Force station

Site information

Owner

Air Ministry

Operator

Royal Air Force

Site history

Built

1942/3

In use

1943-1958

Airfield information

Elevation

76 metres (249 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
04/22	976 metres (3,202 ft) Asphalt
08/26	1,802 metres (5,912 ft) Asphalt
13/31	1,088 metres (3,570 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force St Davids or more simply RAF St Davids is a former Royal Air Force station, near the city of St Davids, Wales.

History

The station was built in 1942/3 during the Second World War and was used by RAF Coastal Command.

Squadrons

Sqn	Aircraft	Posted from	Posted to	From > To	Notes
53	Consolidated Liberator VIII & VI	1 June 1945	17 September 1945	RAF Reykjavik > RAF Merryfield	Squadron move.^[1]
58	Handley Page Halifax II	6 December 1943	1 September 1944	RAF Holmsley South > RAF Stornoway	Squadron move.^[2]
220	Consolidated Liberator VI & VIII	1 June 1945	22 September 1945	RAF Lagens > RAF Waterbeach	Squadron move.^[3]
502	Handley Page Halifax II	10 December 1943	14 September 1944	RAF Holmsley South > RAF Stornoway	Squadron move.^[4]
517	Handley Page Hampden Handley Page Halifax V Boeing Fortress F	25 November 1943	1 February 1944	RAF St Eval > RAF Brawdy	Squadron move. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircraft attached.^[4]

Post war

After the Second World War the airfield was further used by Airwork Services Ltd until 1958 and the RAF Tactical Weapons Unit used one runway from 1974 - 1992 then parts of the airfield were finally sold off by the government in the mid-nineties.

References

Citations

↑ Jefford 1988, p. 42.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 43.
↑ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 95.

Bibliography

Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr 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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