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Felixstowe

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Also known as: Landguard Common (supportive World War One landing ground) / MAEE Felixstowe / Port of Felixstowe / RAF Felixstowe / RAF Station, Felixstowe / RNAS Felixstowe
County: Suffolk
Current Status: Container port
Date: 5 August 1913 - 20 August 1962
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / RNAS
Landing Surface Types: Water, also unpaved (for supportive World War One landing ground)
Prominent People: John Porte
Aircraft Roles: Air-sea rescue / Communications / Experimental (main role) / Maritime patrol (main role) / Military development/support / Trainer

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • Felixstowe History & Museum Society
  • Felixstowe Library
  • Felixstowe Town Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 Marine Craft Training School
  • No 4 Comms Sqn

  • No 22 Sqn

  • No 26 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit

  • No 33 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit

  • No 48 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • 70th (Operations) Wing
  • 76th (Operations) Wing

  • No 85 MU

  • No 203 Sqn
  • No 209 Sqn

  • No 210 Sqn

  • No 230 Sqn

  • No 231 Sqn

  • No 232 Sqn

  • No 247 Sqn

  • No 259 Sqn

  • No 261 Sqn

  • No 327 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 328 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 329 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 330 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 333 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 334 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 335 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 336 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 337 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 339 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 341 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 342 (Flying Boat) Flight

  • No 442 (Seaplane) Flight

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Unit

  • America School

  • 'C' Boat Seaplane Training Flight

  • 'D' Boat Seaplane Training Flight

  • 'E' Boat Seaplane Training Flight

  • Far East Flight

  • Flying Boat Development Flight

  • High Speed Flight

  • MAEE

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Unit

  • Special Installation Flight

Images of flying boats at Felixstowe, 1914-1918. Courtesy of barlowofbusco

Flying boats at Felixstowe, 1939. Courtesy of British Pathé

Short Singapores at Felixstowe. Courtesy of British Movietone

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Plan of Felixstowe, 1916. Courtesy of Ed Andrews

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