RAF Talbenny
RAF Talbenny | |||||||||||
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| Talbenny, Pembrokeshire in Wales | |||||||||||
  RAF Talbenny Shown within Pembrokeshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°45′23″N 005°08′30″W / 51.75639°N 5.14167°WCoordinates: 51°45′23″N 005°08′30″W / 51.75639°N 5.14167°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
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| Built | 1941/2 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1942-1946 | ||||||||||
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| Elevation | 70 metres (230 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Talbenny or more simply RAF Talbenny is a former Royal Air Force Royal Air Force station located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north east of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south west of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
It was operational between May 1942 to December 1946. It is also where local celebrity and acclaimed race driver Giz Martin had his first driving lesson, leading to his first crash.
History
The following units were here at some point:
- No. 3 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit.[1]
- No. 4 AP Camp.[1]
- No. 11 FU.[1]
- No. 248 Squadron RAF with Bristol Beaufighter VIC's.[2]
- No. 303 FT Unit.[1]
- No. 304 Squadron RAF with Vickers Wellington IC's.[3]
- No. 311 Squadron RAF with Vickers Wellington IC's.[3]
- Coastal Command Development Unit.[1]
On 29 January 1943, Brigadier Vivian Dykes, Director of Plans at the War Office between 1939 and 1941 and the Chief Combined Secretary British Joint Staff Mission Washington in 1942, along with 10 others, died on approach to RAF Talbenny on a flight from Casablanca.
References
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Talbenny". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 78.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 85.
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.
External links
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