RAF Chailey | |||||||||
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| Chailey, East Sussex in England | |||||||||
  RAF Chailey Shown within East Sussex  RAF Chailey RAF Chailey (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°57′19″N 000°03′20″W / 50.95528°N 0.05556°W | ||||||||
| Type | RAF advanced landing ground | ||||||||
| Code | AJ[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 84 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command No. 11 Group RAF[1] | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||
| Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
| In use | June 1943 - January 1945 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 32 metres (105 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Chailey or more simply RAF Chailey is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground close to the village of Chailey near Burgess Hill in East Sussex during the Second World War. It was an example of an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG),[2][3] a type of simple, temporary airfield designed to support the invasion of continental Europe.
- ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 62.
- ^ Critchell, Andrew (October 2004). Airshow report - Flypast magazine October 2004.JPG "Chailey 60 years on". Flypast.
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