RAF St Davids


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, in the community of Solva.

History

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

Squadrons

SqnAircraftPosted fromPosted toFrom > ToNotes
53Consolidated Liberator VIII & VI1 June 194517 September 1945RAF Reykjavik > RAF MerryfieldSquadron move.
58Handley Page Halifax II6 December 19431 September 1944RAF Holmsley South > RAF StornowaySquadron move.
220Consolidated Liberator VI & VIII1 June 194522 September 1945RAF Lagens > RAF WaterbeachSquadron move.
502Handley Page Halifax II10 December 194314 September 1944RAF Holmsley South > RAF StornowaySquadron move.
517Handley Page Hampden
Handley Page Halifax V
Boeing Fortress F		25 November 19431 February 1944RAF St Eval > RAF BrawdySquadron move. United States Army Air Forces aircraft attached.

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. The area was the subject of an archaeological survey in 2000.

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