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  • Source: RAF Greatham

    • Royal Air Force Greatham or more simply RAF Greatham is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Greatham, County Durham, England.
    It was also known as RAF West Hartlepool and was located at Hartlepool and was little more than a grass airstrip, a satellite station of RAF Thornaby.


    History


    It was home to four of 403 Squadron's Supermarine Spitfires from 19 June 1942 to 22 January 1943; operating forward from RAF Catterick.
    The airfield was once home to No. 645 Volunteer Gliding School, who operate Grob Vigilant Motor Gliders for the Air Training Corps. They are now located at RAF Topcliffe in Yorkshire.
    The following units were also here at some point:

    'N' Flight of No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
    No. 6 (Coastal) OTU RAF
    No. 26 Gliding School RAF
    No. 32 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
    No. 243 Squadron RAF
    No. 1613 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
    No. 2782 Squadron RAF Regiment
    No. 4054 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment


    Current use


    Little now remains, as the site was developed after the war by British Steel Corporation.


    See also


    List of former Royal Air Force stations


    References

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