RAF Merston | |||||||||
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| Chichester, West Sussex in England | |||||||||
 Aerial photograph of RAF Merston on 21 September 1946 | |||||||||
  RAF Merston Shown within West Sussex | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′13″N 0°44′37″W / 50.8203°N 0.7435°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||
| Code | XM | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1941-42 & 1943-45 | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940/41 | ||||||||
| In use | April 1941 - November 1945 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 15 metres (49 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Merston or more simply RAF Merston is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in West Sussex, England.
- ^ Falconer 1998, p. 63.