RAF Usworth

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RAF Usworth was a Royal Air Force station in northeast England that served as a fighter base during the Battle of Britain in World War II.

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instanceOf Royal Air Force station
aircraftOperated Boulton Paul Defiant
Bristol Blenheim
Hawker Hurricane
Supermarine Spitfire
airDefenceSector northeast England sector
airfieldType grass airfield (originally)
branch Royal Air Force
closureReason postwar reorganisation of RAF airfields
conflict Battle of Britain
Second World War
linked to: World War II
controlledBy No. 13 Group RAF
country United Kingdom
eraOfSignificance 1939–1945
garrison Royal Air Force
hasAlternativeName Usworth Aerodrome
hasHeritage Battle of Britain fighter station
hasICAOCode EGNT (later Newcastle Airport site area)
linked to: Newcastle Airport
laterUse civil airport
locatedIn Usworth
locatedInArea northeast England
locatedInRegion County Durham
Tyne and Wear
locatedNear Washington, Tyne and Wear
militaryBranchRole home defence airfield
nearCity Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
notableFor fighter operations during the Battle of Britain
notableUnitStationed No. 607 Squadron RAF
No. 72 Squadron RAF
opened 1916
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf RAF Fighter Command
postwarUse civil aviation
training and auxiliary flying
primaryMissionWWII air defence
regionDefended Tyneside
northeast England industrial areas
roleDuringBattleOfBritain fighter base defending northeast England
runwaySurface grass (wartime)
secondaryMissionWWII training
status closed as RAF station
successorFacility Newcastle Airport
use fighter station
military airfield
usedDuringPeriod First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II

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