RAF Westhampnett

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RAF Westhampnett was a Royal Air Force satellite airfield in West Sussex that played a significant role as a fighter base during the Battle of Britain in World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
RAF Westhampnett canonical 3
RAF Shoreham 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
aircraftOperated Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Typhoon
North American Mustang
Supermarine Spitfire
country United Kingdom
currentName Goodwood Aerodrome
era World War II
function air defence of southern England
fighter operations over the English Channel
hasMemorial Battle of Britain memorial at Goodwood Aerodrome
hasRunwaySurface grass
heritage former Battle of Britain airfield
locatedIn England
United Kingdom
West Sussex
location Westhampnett, West Sussex
near Chichester
linked to: CHICHESTER
notablePilot Belgian pilots
Billy Fiske
Czechoslovak pilots
Douglas Bader
Free French pilots
Johnnie Johnson
Robert Stanford Tuck
opened 1940
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf RAF Fighter Command
postWarUse civil airfield
motor racing circuit
region South East England
role fighter airfield
satellite airfield
satelliteOf RAF Tangmere
stationedUnit No. 131 Squadron RAF
No. 145 Squadron RAF
No. 234 Squadron RAF
No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron RAF
No. 43 Squadron RAF
No. 485 Squadron RNZAF
No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron RAF
No. 602 Squadron RAF
No. 610 Squadron RAF
successorFacility Goodwood Aerodrome
Goodwood Motor Circuit
linked to: Goodwood Circuit
usedDuringConflict Battle of Britain
Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Britain airfields hasPart RAF Westhampnett
No. 277 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Shoreham
linked to: RAF Westhampnett
Goodwood Aerodrome wasKnownAs RAF Westhampnett
No. 610 Squadron RAF basedAt RAF Westhampnett