Chepstow II
| Also known as: | Chepstow Racecourse / Chepstow Satellite Landing Ground / No 7 SLG / Piercefield Park / RAF Chepstow |
| County: | Monmouthshire |
| Current Status: | Leisure activity |
| Date: | 13 May 1941 - 31 March 1945 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Aircraft preparation/storage |
The famous racecourse here served as a Satellite Landing Ground from May 1941, initially for No 19 Maintenance Unit (MU) at St. Athan before switching to the control of No 38 MU at Llandow on 27 October of that year. Various types arrived for storage but Supermarine Spitfires tended to predominate at Chepstow. The airfield closed on 31 May 1945 and the racecourse was finally derequisitioned at the end of July 1946, leaving no obvious traces of its aviation past.
- Arena Racing Company
- Chepstow Library
- Chepstow Town Council - name only
- St. Arvans Community Council
ABCT would like to thank the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales for the use of their images. Find out more here: www.rcahmw.gov.uk and search their database here: www.coflein.gov.uk.
Main unit(s) present:
- No 19 MU
- No 38 MU
Aerial view of Chepstow racecourse, 1929. © Crown copyright: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales: Aerofilms Collection.
Looking north along Chepstow Racecourse, 27 November 2011.
Chepstow Racecourse, 27 November 2011.
Looking across Chepstow Racecourse, 26 August 2012.