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Coolham

Major
Also known as: Coolham Advanced Landing Ground / RAF Coolham
County: West Sussex
Current Status: Farmland
Date: 1 April 1944 - 12 January 1945 (derequisitioned)
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF (main user) / RAF (Belgian) / RAF (Polish) (main user) / RNZAF
Landing Surface Types: Metal
Aircraft Roles: Fighter
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
  • Shipley Parish Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 129 Sqn
  • No 133 Airfield
  • No 133 (Polish) (Fighter) Wing
  • No 135 (Fighter) Wing
  • No 222 Sqn
  • No 306 Sqn
  • No 315 Sqn
  • No 349 Sqn
  • No 411 (Polish) Repair & Salvage Unit
  • No 485 Sqn
  • No 1314 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment
  • No 2701 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2722 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2800 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2829 Sqn RAF Regiment
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Looking across Coolham, 10 October 2006.

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Looking across Coolham, 11 February 2009.

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