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Chailey

Major
Also known as: Chailey Advanced Landing Ground / RAF Chailey
County: East Sussex
Current Status: Farmland
Date: 26 April 1944 - 20 January 1945 (derequisitioned)
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / RAF (Polish) (main user)
Landing Surface Types: Metal
Aircraft Roles: Fighter

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • Chailey Parish Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 131 Airfield
  • No 131 (Polish) (Fighter) Wing
  • No 302 Sqn
  • No 308 Sqn
  • No 317 Sqn
  • No 1312 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment
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A brick pumphouse at Chailey, 9 January 2011.

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Looking across Chailey, 9 January 2011.

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Looking across Chailey, 19 January 2011.

A Supermarine Spitfire display at Chailey, 2000. Courtesy of CraftyPip

Ray Hanna displaying a Supermarine Spitfire at Chailey, 2004. Courtesy of rgnvideo

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