RAF Longtown explained

RAF Longtown
Ensign:	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Longtown, Cumbria
Country:	England
Pushpin Map:	Cumbria
Pushpin Label:	RAF Longtown
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Cumbria
Type:	Royal Air Force Satellite Station
Code:	IO
Ownership:	Air Ministry
Operator:	Royal Air Force
Controlledby:	RAF Fighter Command 1941-43 RAF Coastal Command 1943-
Used:	1941-
Elevation:	30m (100feet)
R1-Number:	00/00
R1-Length:	2000yard
R1-Surface:	Concrete
R2-Number:	00/00
R2-Length:	1380yard
R2-Surface:	Concrete
R3-Number:	00/00
R3-Length:	1150yard
R3-Surface:	Concrete

Royal Air Force Longtown or more simply RAF Longtown is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located east of Longtown, Cumbria and northeast of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

History

The following units were posted here at some point:

• No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF.^[1]
• No. 6 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.^[1]
• No. 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.^[1]
• No. 41 Squadron RAF between 1 August and 11 August 1942 with Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB's.
• No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF.^[1]
• No. 59 Operational Training Unit RAF.^[1]
• No. 1332 (Transport) Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.^[1]
• No. 1521 (Radio Aids Training) Flight RAF.^[1]
• No. 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.^[1]

Current use

The site is currently farmland.^[1]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Falconer. J. RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2 . 1998 . Ian Allan Publishing. UK. 0-7110-2175-9.
• Book: Jefford . C G . RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 . 1988 . Airlife . . 1-85310-053-6 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Longtown . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 26 November 2014.