RAF Hornby Hall explained

RAF Hornby Hall
No. 9 SLG
Type:Military
Operator:Royal Air Force
Location:Penrith, Cumbria
Used:1941-
Elevation-F:135m (443feet)
Elevation-M:135
Coordinates:54.6572°N -2.6642°W
Pushpin Map:Cumbria
Pushpin Label:RAF Hornby Hall
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cumbria
R1-Number:00/00
R1-Length-F:0
R1-Length-M:0

RAF Hornby Hall was a Royal Air Force satellite landing ground located near Brougham, east of Penrith, Cumbria and north west of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England.

History

The airfield was opened on 17 March 1941, and was mostly used by No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF (MU) at RAF Silloth but changed to No. 12 MU at RAF Kirkbride.[1]

The landing ground was also temporarily operated by No. 18 MU at RAF Dumfries sometime between July and September 1940.[2] Closure came in July 1945, when the site was converted into a PoW camp for German prisoners.

Aircraft operated

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hornby Hall - Satellite Landing Ground . Russell W. Barnes. 8 September 2012.
  2. Web site: History of RAF Dumfries . Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum. 8 September 2012.