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MOD Sealand (formerly RAF Sealand), is a Ministry of Defence installation in Flintshire, in the northeast corner of Wales, close to the border with England. It was a Royal Air Force station, active between 1916 and 2006. Under defence cuts announced in 2004, RAF Sealand was completely closed in April 2006.
RAF Sealand was originally a civilian airfield and was taken over by the military in 1916 for training. No. 30 Maintenance unit was formed there in 1939. In 1951 the station was taken over by the United States Air Force, and then handed back to the RAF in 1957. As a result of defence cuts announced in 2004, RAF Sealand was closed in April 2006.
London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...
Hawarden Airport (IATA: CEG, ICAO: EGNR), also known as Hawarden Aerodrome, is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and 3.5 NM (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) west southwest of the city of Chester. Aviation Park Group (APG) is based at the airport and provides handling and related services to private clients.
RAF Sealand between 1 May 1940 and 15 March 1951. [51] RAF Hawarden between 15 March 1951 and 15 March 1959 Packing and Storage Depot No. 48 MU RAF Hawarden between 1 September 1939 and until 1 July 1957. [60] No. 15 SLG No. 13 SLG RAF Tatton Park between August 1941 and May 1943. No. 49 SLG No. 100 SLG Temporary dispersals at: Ansty Elmdon
Previously designated No. 6 OTU, formed in March 1940 at RAF Sutton Bridge and re-numbered in November 1940 to 56 OTU, where it remained at RAF Sutton Bridge until relocating in March 1942 to RAF Tealing. [2] [3] No. 57 Operational Training Unit RAF (57 OTU) 57 OTU was formed in November 1940 at RAF Hawarden to train single-seat fighter pilots. [1]
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It was situated to the east of the RAF base. It had no other amenities besides platforms. Nothing was timetabled to stop there originally but it was shown in a 1947 timetable, showing that it was for military use only. The station closed on 14 June 1954. [1] Nothing survived by the 1960s. [2]