RAF Silloth Airfield

1952 (© Ian Dobinson via Brian)

Silloth Airfield

Agriculture, industry

Watch Office with Met Section 518/40

Other Buildings:

Many, including hangars, pillboxes, etc

6/39, Opened as Maintenance Command Station (22 MU) but transferred to Coastal Command Group Pool, 11/39 with Ansons, Beauforts, Bothas and Hudsons. This unit became No. 1 Operational Training Unit 4/40, staying until 3/43 when it moved to Thornaby. Station suffered several air raids in 1940.
10/3/43 to 7/45, No. 6 OTU with Wellingtons and Ansons, 311 (Czech) Sqn with Liberators.
Postwar used for storage and scrapping of Ansons, Dakotas, Lancasters, Yorks and other types by 22 MU.
10/45 to 1/46, 1353 Target Towing Flight with Spitfires and Vengeances.
10/45, No. 5 Ferry Pool formed here as Ferry Flight replacing ATA Units.

1- Bellman, 1- A1, 3- C, 4- D, 4- L, 5- Super Robin, 6- E, 13- Robin

1 mile E of Silloth

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All Silloth Photographs © Russell Barnes

1999 Similar Fort on diplay at Duxford

Pickett-Hamilton Counterbalance Fort

RAF Silloth airfield

RAF Station
Airfield:	OTU
Opened:	6/1939
Closed:	/1960
Airfield code:	IS
USAAF Station:	N/A
Runways:	3 concrete
Hangars:	1- Bellman, 1- A1, 3- C, 4- D, 4- L, 5- Super Robin, 6- E, 13- Robin
County:	Cumbria
Location:	1 mile E of Silloth
OS Ref:	NY124436
Links	Russell Barnes Cumbria Defences website, for full information on these photographs: www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rwbarnes/defence/silloth2.htm
©	All Silloth Photographs © Russell Barnes

Silloth Airfield
Airfield Today:		Agriculture, industry
Tower Type:		Watch Office with Met Section 518/40
Tower:		Demolished
Other Buildings:		Many, including hangars, pillboxes, etc
History:		6/39, Opened as Maintenance Command Station (22 MU) but transferred to Coastal Command Group Pool, 11/39 with Ansons, Beauforts, Bothas and Hudsons. This unit became No. 1 Operational Training Unit 4/40, staying until 3/43 when it moved to Thornaby. Station suffered several air raids in 1940. 10/3/43 to 7/45, No. 6 OTU with Wellingtons and Ansons, 311 (Czech) Sqn with Liberators. Postwar used for storage and scrapping of Ansons, Dakotas, Lancasters, Yorks and other types by 22 MU. 10/45 to 1/46, 1353 Target Towing Flight with Spitfires and Vengeances. 10/45, No. 5 Ferry Pool formed here as Ferry Flight replacing ATA Units.


2000 Silloth (© Russell Barnes)	1999 Similar Fort on diplay at Duxford