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RAF Funtington

{{Short description|Former RAF station in West Sussex, England}}

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| name = RAF Funtington

| ensign = Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg

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| location = Funtington, West Sussex

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| country = England

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| type = RAF advanced landing ground

| coordinates = {{Coord|50|51|41|N|000|52|01|W|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = West Sussex

| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within West Sussex

| pushpin_label = RAF Funtington

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| ownership = Air Ministry

| operator = Royal Air Force

| controlledby = RAF Second Tactical Air Force
* No. 83 Group RAF
* No. 84 Group RAF
RAF Fighter Command
* No. 11 Group RAF

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| code = FJ{{sfn|Falconer|2012|p=97}}

| built = {{Start date|1943}}

| used = September 1943 - 13 December {{End date|1944}}

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Royal Air Force Funtington or more simply RAF Funtington is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located in West Sussex, England.

History

The following units were here at some point:

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The following units were also here at some point:

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Current use

The site has been reverted to farmland.

References

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=Bibliography=

  • {{cite book |last1=Ashworth|first1=C |title= Action Stations: Vol 9. Military airfields of the Central South and South-East |year=1985 |publisher= Patrick Stephens Limited |location= Wellingborough |isbn= 0-85059-608-4 }}
  • {{cite book |last1=Falconer|first1=Jonathan|title=RAF Airfields of World War 2 |year=2012 |publisher= Ian Allan Publishing|location= UK|isbn=978-1-85780-349-5}}
  • {{cite book |last1=Jefford |first1= C.G. |title= RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 |year=1988 |publisher= Airlife |location= Shrewsbury |isbn= 1-85310-053-6 }}

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