RAF Holyhead

RAF Holyhead
Near Holyhead, Anglesey in Wales
RAF Holyhead
Shown within Anglesey
Coordinates 53°19′04″N 004°38′49″W / 53.31778°N 4.64694°W / 53.31778; -4.64694Coordinates: 53°19′04″N 004°38′49″W / 53.31778°N 4.64694°W / 53.31778; -4.64694
Type Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Royal Air Force
Site history
Built 1939 (1939)
In use 1939-1986 (1986)

Royal Air Force Holyhead or more simply RAF Holyhead is a former Royal Air Force station situated at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales. It was the most westerly RAF base in Great Britain. The former headquarters building was Porth-y-felin House, a Grade II listed building that was sold by the Ministry of Defence in the 1990s.

Units

A Vosper Thornycroft 68ft Rescue & Target Towing Launch which was a type used by the 1113 MCU at Holyhead

No. 52 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit was formed at Holyhead on 28 March 1942 and was based until disbanded in May 1942.[1]

No. 1113 Marine Craft Unit RAF which was formed at Holyhead on 1 July 1954 and was based until it was disbanded on 1 April 1986.[2]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Sturtivan 2007, p. 54
  2. ↑ Sturtivan 2007, p. 187

Bibliography

Sturtivant, Ray (2007). RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-365-X. 


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