Royal Air Force Saltby or more simply RAF Saltby is a former Royal Air Force station located near Saltby, Leicestershire, England. It is now home to Buckminster Gliding Club.
| RAF Saltby USAAF Station 538   | |||||||||||
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| Saltby, Leicestershire in England | |||||||||||
.jpg) RAF Saltby on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940 | |||||||||||
  RAF Saltby Shown within Leicestershire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°49′44″N 000°42′51″W / 52.82889°N 0.71417°W | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Flying Training Command Ninth Air Force | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1941-1948 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Second World War | ||||||||||
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The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 14 Operational Training Unit RAF
- No. 32 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
- No. 216 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 255 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 256 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
- 314th Troop Carrier Group
References
edit- ^ "Saltby". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 June 2020.