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RAF St Davids

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History
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References
Citations Bibliography

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Royal Air Force St Davids or more simply RAF St Davids is a former Royal Air Force station, near the city of St Davids, Wales.

History

The station was built in 1942/3 during the Second World War and was used by RAF Coastal Command.

Squadrons

Sqn	Aircraft	Posted from	Posted to	From > To	Notes
53	Consolidated Liberator VIII & VI	1 June 1945	17 September 1945	RAF Reykjavik > RAF Merryfield	Jefford\|1988\|p=42}}
58	Handley Page Halifax II	6 December 1943	1 September 1944	RAF Holmsley South > RAF Stornoway	Jefford\|1988\|p=43}}
220	Consolidated Liberator VI & VIII	1 June 1945	22 September 1945	RAF Lagens > RAF Waterbeach	Jefford\|1988\|p=72}}
502	Handley Page Halifax II	10 December 1943	14 September 1944	RAF Holmsley South > RAF Stornoway	Jefford\|1988\|p=95}}
517	Handley Page Hampden Handley Page Halifax V Boeing Fortress F	25 November 1943	1 February 1944	RAF St Eval > RAF Brawdy	Jefford\|1988\|p=95}}

Post war

After the Second World War the airfield was further used by Airwork Services Ltd until 1958 and the RAF Tactical Weapons Unit used one runway from 1974 - 1992 then parts of the airfield were finally sold off by the government in the mid-nineties.

References

Citations

Bibliography

{{cite book |last1=Jefford MBE |first1=Wg Cdr 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 |ref= {{harvid|Jefford|1988}} }}

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