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{{Short description|Former Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England (1940–1946)}}
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|location = [[Westhampnett]], [[West Sussex]]
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| caption = Aerial photograph of RAF Westhampnet, the technical site is to the right, 19 April 1946
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| pushpin_map = West Sussex
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|built = {{Start date|1938}}
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| ownership = [[Air Ministry]]
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| operator = [[Royal Air Force]]<br>[[United States Army Air Forces]] 1942
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'''RAF Westhampnett''' was a [[Royal Air Force]] [[Royal Air Force station|station]], located in the village of [[Westhampnett]] near [[Chichester]], in the [[England|English]] [[Counties of England|County]] of [[West Sussex]].
'''Royal Air Force Westhampnett''' or more simply '''RAF Westhampnett''' is a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[List of former Royal Air Force stations|satellite station]], located in the village of [[Westhampnett]] near [[Chichester]], in the [[England|English]] [[Counties of England|County]] of [[West Sussex]].


It was built as an emergency landing airfield for [[fighter aircraft]], as a satellite station to [[RAF Tangmere]]. Built on land belonging to the [[Goodwood House|Goodwood Estate]], the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, [[Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond|Frederick Gordon-Lennox]] retained the Title Deed to the land.
It was built as an emergency landing airfield for [[fighter aircraft]], as a satellite station to [[RAF Tangmere]]. Built on land belonging to the [[Goodwood House|Goodwood Estate]], the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, [[Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond|Frederick Gordon-Lennox]] retained the Title Deed to the land.
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====Squadrons====
====Squadrons====
* [[No. 41 Squadron RAF]].,<ref name="Jefford2001p38">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=38.}}</ref> from RAF Mertson 16 December 1941, to RAF Merston 1 April 1942; operating [[Supermarine Spitfire]] Vb
* [[No. 41 Squadron RAF]].,{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=38}} from RAF Merston 16 December 1941, to RAF Merston 1 April 1942; operating [[Supermarine Spitfire]] Vb
* [[No. 43 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p39">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=39.}}</ref>
* [[No. 43 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=39}}
* [[No. 65 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p45">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=45.}}</ref>
* [[No. 65 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=45}} (1941)
* [[No. 91 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p52">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=52.}}</ref>
* [[No. 91 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=52}} (1943)
* [[No. 118 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p57">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=57.}}</ref>
* [[No. 118 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=57}} (1943 & 1944)
* [[No. 124 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p58">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=58.}}</ref>
* [[No. 124 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=58}} (1942 & 1944)
* [[No. 129 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p59">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=59.}}</ref>
* [[No. 129 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=59}} (1941 & 1942)
* [[No. 130 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p59"/>
* [[No. 130 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=59}} (1944)
* [[No. 131 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p59"/>
* [[No. 131 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=59}} (1942-43)
* [[No. 145 Squadron RAF]] - operating [[Hawker Hurricane]].<ref name="Jefford2001p61">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=61.}}</ref>
* [[No. 145 Squadron RAF]] - operating [[Hawker Hurricane]].{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=61}} (1940)
* [[No. 167 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p64">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=64.}}</ref>
* [[No. 167 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=64}} (1943)
* [[No. 174 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p65">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=65.}}</ref>
* [[No. 174 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=65}} (1943-44)
* [[No. 175 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p65"/>
* [[No. 175 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=65}} (1944)
* [[No. 184 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p66">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=66.}}</ref>
* [[No. 184 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=66}} (1944)
* [[No. 245 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p77">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=77.}}</ref>
* [[No. 245 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=77}} (1943-44)
* [[No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron]].<ref name="Jefford2001p84">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=84.}}</ref>
* [[No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=84}} (1940-41)
* [[No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron]].<ref name="Jefford2001p85">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=85.}}</ref>
* [[No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=85}} (1944)
* [[No. 340 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p87">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=87.}}</ref>
* [[No. 340 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=87}} (1942)
* [[350th Squadron (Belgium)|No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron]].<ref name="Jefford2001p88">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=88.}}</ref>
* [[350th Squadron (Belgium)|No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=88}} (1944)
* [[402 Squadron|No. 402 Squadron RCAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p89">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=89.}}</ref>
* [[402 Squadron|No. 402 Squadron RCAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=89}} (1944)
* [[416 Tactical Fighter Squadron|No. 416 Squadron RCAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p90">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=90.}}</ref>
* [[416 Tactical Fighter Squadron|No. 416 Squadron RCAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=90}} (1942)
* [[441 Tactical Fighter Squadron|No. 441 Fighter Squadron]].<ref name="Jefford2001p92">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=92.}}</ref>
* [[441 Tactical Fighter Squadron|No. 441 Squadron RCAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=92}} (1944)
* [[442 Transport and Rescue Squadron|No. 442 Squadron RCAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p92"/>
* [[442 Transport and Rescue Squadron|No. 442 Squadron RCAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=92}} (1944)
* [[443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron|No. 443 Squadron RCAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p92"/>
* [[443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron|No. 443 Squadron RCAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=92}} (1944)
* [[No. 485 Squadron RNZAF|No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p94">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=94.}}</ref>
* [[No. 485 Squadron RNZAF|No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=94}} (1943)
* [[No. 501 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p95">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=95.}}</ref>
* [[No. 501 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=95}} (1943 & 1944)
* [[No. 602 Squadron RAF]] - operating [[Supermarine Spitfire]].<ref name="Jefford2001p98">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=98.}}</ref>
* [[No. 602 Squadron RAF]] - operating [[Supermarine Spitfire]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=98}} (1940)
* [[No. 610 Squadron RAF]] - operating [[Supermarine Spitfire]].<ref name="Jefford2001p100">{{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=100.}}</ref>
* [[No. 610 Squadron RAF]] - operating [[Supermarine Spitfire]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=100}} (1941, 1943 & 1944)
* [[No. 614 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p100"/>
* [[No. 614 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=100}}
* [[No. 616 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford2001p100"/>
* [[No. 616 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=100}}
* [[No. 787 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/westhampnett-chichester-goodwood |title=Westhampnett (Chichester) (Goodwood)|publisher=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust|accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref>
* [[787 Naval Air Squadron]].<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/westhampnett-chichester-goodwood |title=Westhampnett (Chichester) (Goodwood)|publisher=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust|access-date=11 February 2013}}</ref>{{sfn|Sturtivant|Ballance|1994|p=1}}


====Units====
====Units====
* No. 83 Group Support Unit.<ref name="ABCT"/>
* No. 83 Group Support Unit during November 1944{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=161}}
* [[No. 121 Airfield RAF]] between October 1943 and April 1944{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=46}}
* No. 121 Airfield.<ref name="ABCT"/>
* No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield.<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield RAF]] during April 1944{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=46}}
* No. 402 Air Stores Park.<ref name="ABCT"/>
* No. 402 Air Stores Park between October 1943 and January 1944{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=58}}
* No. 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight.<ref name="ABCT"/>
* Detachment of No. 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight between June and July 1943{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=125}}
* Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF, Merston/Westhampnett during November 1941{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=53}}


===United States Army Air Forces===
===United States Army Air Forces===
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==Current use==
==Current use==
Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the now world famous [[Goodwood Circuit|Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit]] and [[Chichester/Goodwood Airport]].
Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the [[Goodwood Circuit|Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit]] and [[Chichester/Goodwood Airport]].


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of former Royal Air Force stations]]
* [[List of former Royal Air Force stations]]
* [[List of former Royal Air Force stations]]
* [[List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons]]
* [[List of aircraft of the RAF]]
* [[Goodwood Circuit]]
* [[Goodwood Circuit]]


==References==
==References==

===Citations===
===Citations===
{{Reflist|33em}}
{{Reflist|33em}}


===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |last1=Falconer|first1=J.|title=RAF Airfields of World War 2 |year=2012 |publisher= Ian Allan Publishing|location= UK|isbn=978-1-85780-349-5}}
*{{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Jefford|2001}}|reference=Jefford, C.G, [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], BA, RAF (Retd). ''RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912''. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.}}
* {{cite book| last = Hillier | first = Mark | year = 2015 | title = A Fighter Command Station at War: A Photographic Record of RAF Westhampnett from the Battle of Britain to D-Day and Beyond | publisher = Frontline Books | location = Barnsley | isbn = 978-1-47384-468-1 }}
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*{{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Maurer|1980}}|reference=Maurer, M. ''Air Force Combat Units Of World War II''. USAF Historical Division. Washington D.C., USA: Zenger Publishing Co., Inc, 1980. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.}}
*{{cite book |last1=Jefford |first1=C.&nbsp;G. |title= RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 |year=1988 |publisher= Airlife |location= [[Shrewsbury]] |isbn= 1-85310-053-6 }}
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*{{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Maurer|1980}}|reference=Maurer, M. ''Air Force Combat Units Of World War II''. USAF Historical Division. Washington D.C., USA: Zenger Publishing Co., Inc, 1980. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.}}
*{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R.|last2=Ballance|first2=T.|title=The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm |year=1994 |publisher=Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd |location=[[Tonbridge]], [[Kent]], UK |isbn=0-85130-223-8 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R.|last2=Hamlin|first2=J.|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912 |year=2007 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK|isbn=978-0851-3036-59}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|RAF Westhampnett}}
{{commons category|RAF Westhampnett}}
*[http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/11group.html Royal Air Force - Battle of Britain 11 Group page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080206222846/http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/11group.html Royal Air Force - Battle of Britain 11 Group page]
*[http://worldwar2airfields.fotopic.net/c464320.html Gallery of images of RAF Westhampnett]
*[http://worldwar2airfields.fotopic.net/c464320.html Gallery of images of RAF Westhampnett]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/westhampnett.html The Wartime Memories Project - RAF Westhampnett]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016212210/http://wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/westhampnett.html The Wartime Memories Project - RAF Westhampnett]


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Latest revision as of 04:44, 7 April 2024

For the current civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

RAF Westhampnett
USAAF Station AAF-352
Westhampnett, West Sussex in England
Aerial photograph of RAF Westhampnet, the technical site is to the right, 19 April 1946
RAF Westhampnett is located in West Sussex
RAF Westhampnett
RAF Westhampnett
Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates50°51′40″N 000°45′33″W / 50.86111°N 0.75917°W / 50.86111; -0.75917
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeWQ[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces 1942
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
* No. 11 Group RAF
1938-42 & 1942-45
RAF Second Tactical Air Force
* No. 83 Group RAF
Site history
Built1938 (1938) & 1940
In useJuly 1940 - 1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation33 metres (108 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06/24 855 metres (2,805 ft) Grass
10/28 613 metres (2,011 ft) Grass
14/32 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) Grass
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2]

Royal Air Force Westhampnett or more simply RAF Westhampnett is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, located in the village of Westhampnett near Chichester, in the English County of West Sussex.

It was built as an emergency landing airfield for fighter aircraft, as a satellite station to RAF Tangmere. Built on land belonging to the Goodwood Estate, the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, Frederick Gordon-Lennox retained the Title Deed to the land.

History

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Royal Air Force use

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Squadrons

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Units

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  • No. 83 Group Support Unit during November 1944[28]
  • No. 121 Airfield RAF between October 1943 and April 1944[29]
  • No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield RAF during April 1944[29]
  • No. 402 Air Stores Park between October 1943 and January 1944[30]
  • Detachment of No. 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight between June and July 1943[31]
  • Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF, Merston/Westhampnett during November 1941[32]

United States Army Air Forces

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Current use

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Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 209.
  2. ^ Chichester/Goodwood - EGHR
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 38.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 39.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 52.
  7. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  8. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 58.
  9. ^ a b c Jefford 1988, p. 59.
  10. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  11. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  12. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 65.
  13. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  14. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
  15. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
  16. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  17. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 87.
  18. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  19. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 89.
  20. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 90.
  21. ^ a b c Jefford 1988, p. 92.
  22. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  23. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
  24. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 98.
  25. ^ a b c Jefford 1988, p. 100.
  26. ^ "Westhampnett (Chichester) (Goodwood)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  27. ^ Sturtivant & Ballance 1994, p. 1.
  28. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 161.
  29. ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 46.
  30. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 58.
  31. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 125.
  32. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 53.
  33. ^ Maurer 1980, p. 85.

Bibliography

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  • Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
  • Hillier, Mark (2015). A Fighter Command Station at War: A Photographic Record of RAF Westhampnett from the Battle of Britain to D-Day and Beyond. Barnsley: Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-47384-468-1.
  • Jefford, 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.
  • Maurer, M. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. USAF Historical Division. Washington D.C., USA: Zenger Publishing Co., Inc, 1980. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Sturtivant, R.; Ballance, T. (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
  • Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
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