RAF Thorney Island | |||||||||||
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| Thorney Island, West Sussex in England | |||||||||||
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  RAF Thorney Island Shown within West Sussex | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′01″N 000°55′15″W / 50.81694°N 0.92083°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | TC | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command 1938-44 RAF Second Tactical Air Force 1944- | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1937/38 | ||||||||||
| In use | February 1938 - 1984 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Thorney Island, or more simply RAF Thorney Island, is a former Royal Air Force station located on Thorney Island, West Sussex, England, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) west of Chichester and 7.1 miles (11.4 km) east of Portsmouth, Hampshire.
- ^ Falconer 1998, p. 86.