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Tangmere
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1982
(© Paul Francis)
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RAF
Tangmere
- Battle of Britain airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
housing, industry
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Tower Type:
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1. 1918-27 Air traffic
control building(s) not known
2. 1927 Watch Office 1597/27, unique to Tangmere 3. 1941 Watch Office for Night Fighter Stations 12096/41 |
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Tower:
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1.
Demolished
2. Demolished 3. Derelict in 2007 |
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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11 Gp Sector Station 09/1939. Central Fighter Establishment 01/10/1945.
Station history... |
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RAF
Tangmere airfield
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1994
(© Steve Bond)
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RAF Tangmere 'Scramble Bell' On a recent visit to the museum at RAF Elvington I saw this 1939 dated Air Ministry RAF Station bell with the following caption: 'This is the original scramble bell in use at RAF Tangmere during the Battle of Britain' 2007 (© Robert Truman) |
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RAF
Tangmere airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Fighter
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Opened:
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/1918
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Closed:
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/1970
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Airfield Code:
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1944: RN
1956: TG |
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USAAF Station:
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363
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Runways:
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2x - concrete
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Hangars:
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1x - T2, 2x - Bessoneau,
6x - EO, 10x - Blister
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County:
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Sussex
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Location:
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3 miles E of Chichester
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OS Ref:
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SU913061
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Links:
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Photographs:
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Photographs
© copyright as stated
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RAF
Tangmere
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2004
(© Beverley Pook)
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RAF
Tangmere airfield
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RAF
Tangmere airfield + watch office = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2002 - RAF Tangmere -
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