RAF Bognor

RAF Bognor
Bognor, West Sussex in England
RAF Bognor is located in West Sussex
RAF Bognor
RAF Bognor
Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates50°47′15″N 000°42′30″W / 50.78750°N 0.70833°W / 50.78750; -0.70833
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground
CodeOG[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Second Tactical Air Force
* No. 83 Group RAF
* No. 84 Group RAF
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
Built byRoyal Canadian Engineers
In useJune 1943-January 1945 (1945)[2]
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation7 metres (23 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Sommerfeld tracking
07/25 1,463 metres (4,800 ft) Sommerfeld tracking

RAF Bognor (also known as Bognor Advanced Landing Ground (A.L.G.)) is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bognor, West Sussex, England.[3]

  1. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 54.
  2. ^ "Bognor (Landplane)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ Delve, Ken (7 August 2005). The Military Airfields of Britain: Southern England - Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex (in English and English). pp. 44–45. ISBN 1-86126-729-0. OL 8629602M. Wikidata Q105271144.

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