| 词条 | RAF Towyn |
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| name = RAF Towyn | ensign= Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg | ensign_size= 90px | native_name = | partof = | location = Tywyn, Gwynedd | nearest_town = | country = Wales | image = Footbridge at Morfa Gwyllt - geograph.org.uk - 283604.jpg | caption = Looking south westwards over what was the grassed runway area for aircraft at RAF Towyn | pushpin_map = Wales Gwynedd | pushpin_label = RAF Towyn | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Gwynedd | coordinates = {{Coord|52|35|38|N|004|05|53|W|region:GB_type:airport|display=inline,title}} | type = Royal Air Force airfield | code = | site_area = | height = | ownership = Air Ministry | operator = Royal Air Force | controlledby = | open_to_public = | condition = | built = {{Start date|1939}} | builder = | used = 1940-{{End date|1945}} | materials = | fate = | battles = | events = | current_commander = | past_commanders= | garrison = | occupants = | elevation = {{Convert|4|m|0}} | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | r1-number = 00/00 | r1-length = {{convert|3,900|ft}} | r1-surface = Grass field | r2-number = 00/00 | r2-length = {{convert|3,600|ft}} | r2-surface = Grass field | r3-number = 00/00 | r3-length = {{convert|2,100|ft}} | r3-surface = Grass field | website = }} Royal Air Force Towyn or more simply RAF Towyn is a former Royal Air Force airfield located {{Convert|10.3|mi}} west of Machynlleth, Powys and {{Convert|12.2|mi}} north of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It was operational from 1940 and closed in 1945. HistoryThe camp was opened on 8 September 1940 as an Anti-Aircraft Co-operation unit for nearby Tonfanau under No.70 Group Army Co-operation Command (AACU).[1] The main function of the Flights on the base was to tow targets for the AACU at Tonfanau.[2] In December 1943, No 1603 and 1628 Flights were disbanded and joined together to form No. 631 Squadron (RAF).[3] This Squadron stayed at Towyn until May 1945 when it moved on to RAF Llanbedr and the base was closed to flying soon afterwards.[4] The base continued to be a military working environment being used periodically over the years. The following units were here at some point:[5]
ReferencesCitations1. ^{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Alan|title=Welsh Military Airfields Through Time|date=2012|publisher=Amberley|location=Stroud|isbn=9781445609935|page=78}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=George|title=TYWYN COASTAL PROTECTION SCHEME ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT|url=http://www.herwales.co.uk/her/groups/GAT/media/GAT_Reports/GATreport_555_compressed.pdf|website=Herwales.co.uk|publisher=Gwynedd Archaeological Trust|accessdate=2 August 2016|page=7|language=English, Welsh|format=PDF|date=November 2004|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001129/http://www.herwales.co.uk/her/groups/GAT/media/GAT_Reports/GATreport_555_compressed.pdf|archivedate=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=No 631 Sqn|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/631squadron.cfm|website=Royal Air Force|publisher=Royal Air Force|accessdate=2 August 2016}} 4. ^{{cite book|last1=Delve|first1=Ken|title=The military airfields of Britain: Wales and West Midlands|date=2007|publisher=Crowood Press|location=Marlborough|isbn=978-1-861269-17-1|pages=317–318}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/towyn |title=Towyn |publisher=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust|accessdate=31 March 2015}} Bibliography
External links{{Royal Air Force}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Towyn}}{{RAF-stub}} 2 : Royal Air Force stations in Wales|Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom |
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