Chailey
Also known as: | Chailey Advanced Landing Ground / RAF Chailey |
County: | East Sussex |
Current Status: | Farmland |
Date: | 26 April 1944 - 20 January 1945 (derequisitioned) |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / RAF (Polish) (main user) |
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):
- Chailey Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 131 Airfield
- No 131 (Polish) (Fighter) Wing
- No 302 Sqn
- No 308 Sqn
- No 317 Sqn
- No 1312 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment
- No 2882 Sqn RAF Regiment
A Supermarine Spitfire display at Chailey, 2000. Courtesy of CraftyPip
Ray Hanna displaying a Supermarine Spitfire at Chailey, 2004. Courtesy of rgnvideo