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RAF Holyhead 
Summary
Royal Air Force Holyhead or more simply RAF Holyhead is a former Royal Air Force station situated at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales. 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.
RAF Holyhead | |
|---|---|
| Near Holyhead, Anglesey in Wales | |
  RAF Holyhead Shown within Anglesey  RAF Holyhead RAF Holyhead (the United Kingdom) | |
| Coordinates | 53°19′04″N 004°38′49″W / 53.31778°N 4.64694°W |
| Type | Royal Air Force station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1939 |
| In use | 1939-1986 |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Cold War |
Units edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ Sturtivant 2007, p. 54.
- ^ Sturtivant 2007, p. 187.
Sources edit
- Sturtivant, Ray (2007). RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-365-9.