RAF Snailwell

RAF Snailwell
USAAF Station 361
Snailwell, Cambridgeshire in England
Aerial photograph of Snailwell airfield, 26 July 1942
RAF Snailwell is located in Cambridgeshire
RAF Snailwell
RAF Snailwell
Shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates52°16′28″N 000°25′11″E / 52.27444°N 0.41972°E / 52.27444; 0.41972
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeSW
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Controlled byRAF Army Cooperation Command
1941-43
RAF Fighter Command
1943-44
RAF Technical Training Command 1944-
Site history
Built1940 (1940)/41
In useMarch 1941 – 1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation21 metres (69 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Grass
00/00  Grass
00/00  Grass
Photograph of segment of taxiway remaining on the site of RAF Snailwell in December 2005, taken at grid reference TL 652 668 looking roughly North East

Royal Air Force Snailwell or more simply RAF Snailwell is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Newmarket, Suffolk, England.

History

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  • USAAF 347th Fighter Squadron[2]

Operational Royal Air Force units and aircraft

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Units

Current use

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The site has now returned to agriculture and paddocks.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Falconer 1998, p. 79.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Snailwell". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 43.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 60.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 62.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  7. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 65.
  8. ^ a b c Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  9. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
  10. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 81.
  11. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 85.
  12. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 96.
  13. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 100.

Bibliography

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  • Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2175-9.
  • 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.