RAF Greatham | |
Ensign: | Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Greatham, County Durham |
Country: | England |
Type: | Royal Air Force Satellite Station |
Coordinates: | 54.6494°N -1.2128°W |
Pushpin Map: | County Durham#UK |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within County Durham |
Pushpin Label: | RAF Greatham |
Ownership: | Air Ministry |
Operator: | Royal Air Force |
Controlledby: | RAF Flying Training Command |
Used: | 1933 - |
Battles: | European theatre of World War II |
R1-Number: | 00/00 |
R1-Surface: | Grass |
R2-Number: | 00/00 |
R2-Surface: | Grass |
Royal Air Force Greatham or more simply RAF Greatham is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Greatham, County Durham, England.
It was also known as RAF West Hartlepool and was located at Hartlepool and was little more than a grass airstrip, a satellite station of RAF Thornaby.
It was home to four of 403 Squadron's Supermarine Spitfires from 19 June 1942 to 22 January 1943; operating forward from RAF Catterick.
The airfield was once home to No. 645 Volunteer Gliding School,[1] who operate Grob Vigilant Motor Gliders for the Air Training Corps. They are now located at RAF Topcliffe in Yorkshire.
The following units were also here at some point:[2]
Little now remains, as the site was developed after the war by British Steel Corporation.