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{{Short description|Former Royal Air Force station on Isle of Anglesey, Wales}}
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{{Infobox military installation
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| name = RAF Bodorgan
| name = RAF Bodorgan<br>No. 15 SLG<br><s>RAF Aberffraw</s>
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| ownership = [[Air Ministry]]
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| built = {{Start date|1940}}
| used = 1940-{{End date|1946}}
| used = 1940-{{End date|1946}}
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| battles = [[European theatre of World War II]]
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'''Royal Air Force Bodorgan''' or more simply '''RAF Bodorgan''' is a former [[Royal Air Force]] satellite airfield located near to [[Bodorgan Hall]] on the [[Isle of Anglesey]], Wales. The airfield was opened as '''RAF Aberffraw''' on 1 September 1940. Its named was changed to Bodrogan on 15 May 1941 and it was closed on 30 September 1945.<ref name="Coflein">{{cite web |title=Bodorgan Airfield, Aberffraw |url=https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/270848/ |website=Coflein |publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales]] |date=June 2008}}</ref>
'''Royal Air Force Bodorgan''', or more simply '''RAF Bodorgan''', is a former [[Royal Air Force]] satellite airfield located near to [[Bodorgan Hall]] on the [[Isle of Anglesey]], Wales. The airfield was opened as '''RAF Aberffraw''' on 1 September 1940. Its named was changed to Bodorgan on 15 May 1941, and it was closed on 30 September 1945.<ref name="Coflein">{{Coflein|num=270848 |desc=Bodorgan Airfield, Aberffraw |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>


Bodorgan initially had one [[Blister hangar]], with two [[Bellman hangar]]s added later. Accommodation for personnel was initially in tents, which were replaced by [[Nissen hut|Nissen]] and [[Maycrete hut]]s for accommodation, workshops and technical functions. The hangars were dismantled soon after the airfield closed, but some of the huts remain at the site.<ref name="Coflein"/>
Bodorgan initially had one [[Blister hangar]], with two [[Bellman hangar]]s added later. Accommodation for personnel was initially in tents, which were replaced by [[Nissen hut|Nissen]] and [[Maycrete hut]]s, for accommodation, workshops and technical functions. The hangars were dismantled soon after the airfield closed, but some of the huts remain at the site.<ref name="Coflein"/>


In 1942 the fields to the east of the airfield were used for the camouflaged storage of up to thirty [[Wellington bomber]]s.<ref name="Coflein"/>
In 1942 the fields to the east of the airfield were used for the camouflaged storage of up to thirty [[Vickers Wellington]] medium bomber aircraft.<ref name="Coflein"/>


The following units were here at some point:<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/bodorgan-aberffraw/ |title=Bodorgan (Aberffraw) |publisher=[[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=3 May 2020}}</ref>
The following units were here at some point:<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/bodorgan-aberffraw/ |title=Bodorgan (Aberffraw) |publisher=[[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=3 May 2020}}</ref>
* ‘J’ Flight of [[No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF]] (1 AACU) became [[No. 1606 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF]]
* ‘J’ Flight of [[No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF]] (1 AACU) (September 1940 - November 1942){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=62}} became No. 1606 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF (November 1942 - April 1945){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=128}}
* ‘Z’ Flight 1 AACU became [[No. 1620 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF]]
* ‘Z’ Flight, 1 AACU (October 1940 - November 1942){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=62}} became [[No. 1620 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF]] (November 1942 - December 1943){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=128}}
* [[No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF]]
* Detachment of [[No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF]] (March 1941 - February 1942){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=62}}
* [[No. 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF]]
* Detachment of [[No. 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF]] (May - November 1943){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=64}}
* [[No. 48 Maintenance Unit RAF]]
* [[No. 48 Maintenance Unit RAF]] (April 1941 - November 1944){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=177}}
* [[No. 577 Squadron RAF]]
* Detachment of [[No. 577 Squadron RAF]]{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=97}}
* [[No. 650 Squadron RAF]]
* [[No. 650 Squadron RAF]] (November 1944 - June 1945){{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=101}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds]]
* [[List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds]]


==References==
== References ==

=== Citations ===

{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===
{{refbegin}}
*{{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 Publishing Ltd |location= [[Shrewsbury]] UK |isbn= 1-85310-053-6 }}
* {{cite book |last1=McLelland |first1=Tim |title=Action Stations Revisited No. 5 Wales and the West Midlands |year=2012 |publisher=Crecy Publishing Limited |location=[[Manchester]] UK |isbn= 978-0-859-79111-3 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant |first1=Ray |last2=Hamlin |first2=John |title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912 |year=2007 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK |isbn=978-0851-3036-59}}

{{refend}}


{{Royal Air Force}}
{{Royal Air Force}}

Latest revision as of 22:17, 14 June 2024

RAF Bodorgan
No. 15 SLG
RAF Aberffraw
Bodorgan, Isle of Anglesey in Wales
RAF Bodorgan is located in Anglesey
RAF Bodorgan
RAF Bodorgan
Shown within Anglesey, Wales
RAF Bodorgan is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Bodorgan
RAF Bodorgan
RAF Bodorgan (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates53°11′13″N 4°25′28″W / 53.18694°N 4.42444°W / 53.18694; -4.42444
TypeSatellite Landing Ground
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Maintenance Command
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1940-1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
NNE/SSQ 1,000 yards (914 m) Grass[1]
E/W 1,000 yards (914 m) Grass
WSW/ENE 960 yards (878 m) Grass

Royal Air Force Bodorgan, or more simply RAF Bodorgan, is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located near to Bodorgan Hall on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The airfield was opened as RAF Aberffraw on 1 September 1940. Its named was changed to Bodorgan on 15 May 1941, and it was closed on 30 September 1945.[2]

Bodorgan initially had one Blister hangar, with two Bellman hangars added later. Accommodation for personnel was initially in tents, which were replaced by Nissen and Maycrete huts, for accommodation, workshops and technical functions. The hangars were dismantled soon after the airfield closed, but some of the huts remain at the site.[2]

In 1942 the fields to the east of the airfield were used for the camouflaged storage of up to thirty Vickers Wellington medium bomber aircraft.[2]

The following units were here at some point:[3]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ McLelland 2012, p. 48.
  2. ^ a b c "Bodorgan Airfield, Aberffraw (270848)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Bodorgan (Aberffraw)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 62.
  5. ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 128.
  6. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 64.
  7. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 177.
  8. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 97.
  9. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 101.

Bibliography

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  • Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • McLelland, Tim (2012). Action Stations Revisited No. 5 Wales and the West Midlands. Manchester UK: Crecy Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-859-79111-3.
  • Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
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