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'''Chichester/Goodwood Airport''' {{Airport codes|QUG|EGHR}}, normally referred to as '''Goodwood Airfield''' or '''Goodwood Aerodrome''' is located 1.5 [[nautical mile]]s (2.8 km) north northeast of [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], [[England]]. |
'''Chichester/Goodwood Airport''' {{Airport codes|QUG|EGHR}}, normally referred to as '''Goodwood Airfield''' or '''Goodwood Aerodrome''' is located 1.5 [[nautical mile]]s (2.8 km) north northeast of [[Chichester]], [[West Sussex]], [[England]]. |
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Chichester (Goodwood) Aerodrome has a [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority|CAA]] Ordinary Licence (Number P781) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited)<ref>[http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/375/srg_asd_ordinarylicences.pdf Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences]</ref>. |
Chichester (Goodwood) Aerodrome has a [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority|CAA]] Ordinary Licence (Number P781) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited)<ref>[http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/375/srg_asd_ordinarylicences.pdf Civil Aviation Authority Aerodrome Ordinary Licences]</ref>. |
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== Wartime Use == |
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The airfield was built during the [[Second World War|war]] by the [[Royal Air Force]] as a relief landing ground for nearby [[RAF Tangmere]]. The site was the former Westhampnett Farm and part of the Goodwood Estate. It was known as '''RAF Westhampnett'''. |
The airfield was built during the [[Second World War|war]] by the [[Royal Air Force]] as a relief landing ground for nearby [[RAF Tangmere]]. The site was the former Westhampnett Farm and part of the Goodwood Estate. It was known as '''RAF Westhampnett'''. |
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=== RAF Use === |
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During the [[Battle of Britain]] two fighter squadrons ([[No. 145 Squadron RAF|145 Sqn]] and [[No. 602 Squadron RAF|602 Sqn]]) were based at Westhampnett. |
During the [[Battle of Britain]] two fighter squadrons ([[No. 145 Squadron RAF|145 Sqn]] and [[No. 602 Squadron RAF|602 Sqn]]) were based at Westhampnett. |
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=== USAAF Use === |
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Westhampnett was also used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Eighth Air Force]] as a fighter airfield for the 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons of the 31st Fighter Group from [[RAF Atcham]] and RAF High Ercall with [[Supermarine Spitfire]] Vs beginning on 27 July 1942. |
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The 31st FG flew its first sorties with RAF, (total of 1,286 losing 5 aircraft) on 10 September 1942, and flew last mission from Great Britain in late October 1942. The group then moved to [[Gibraltar]] and fought with the [[Twelfth Air Force]] in [[North Africa]] and [[Italy]]. |
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== Postwar Use == |
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After the war the airfield was returned to the Goodwood Estate and the perimeter track of the airfield has been used since the late 1940s for motoring racing and called the [[Goodwood Circuit]]. |
After the war the airfield was returned to the Goodwood Estate and the perimeter track of the airfield has been used since the late 1940s for motoring racing and called the [[Goodwood Circuit]]. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of RAF stations]] |
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* [[Eighth Air Force|USAAF Eighth Air Force - World War II]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[[United Kingdom]] [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] |
* [[United Kingdom]] [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] |
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* [http://www.controltowers.co.uk/W-Z/Westhampnett.htm Westhampnett at controltowers.co.uk] |
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==External link== |
==External link== |
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*[http://www.goodwood.co.uk/ Goodwood] |
*[http://www.goodwood.co.uk/ Goodwood] |
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* [http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=487500&Y=107500&width=700&height=400&gride=487500.999998122&gridn=107500.886624213&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&pc=&zm=0&scale=10000&out.x=3&out.y=4 Aerial photo of RAF Westhampnett from Multimap.Com] |
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Revision as of 13:09, 3 June 2007
Template:Airport frame Template:Airport title Template:Airport infobox Template:Runway title Template:Runway Template:Runway Template:Runway Template:Runway Template:Airport end frame Template:GBthumb Chichester/Goodwood Airport (IATA: QUG, ICAO: EGHR), normally referred to as Goodwood Airfield or Goodwood Aerodrome is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north northeast of Chichester, West Sussex, England.
Chichester (Goodwood) Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P781) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited)[1].
Wartime Use
The airfield was built during the war by the Royal Air Force as a relief landing ground for nearby RAF Tangmere. The site was the former Westhampnett Farm and part of the Goodwood Estate. It was known as RAF Westhampnett.
RAF Use
During the Battle of Britain two fighter squadrons (145 Sqn and 602 Sqn) were based at Westhampnett.
USAAF Use
Westhampnett was also used by the United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force as a fighter airfield for the 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons of the 31st Fighter Group from RAF Atcham and RAF High Ercall with Supermarine Spitfire Vs beginning on 27 July 1942.
The 31st FG flew its first sorties with RAF, (total of 1,286 losing 5 aircraft) on 10 September 1942, and flew last mission from Great Britain in late October 1942. The group then moved to Gibraltar and fought with the Twelfth Air Force in North Africa and Italy.
Postwar Use
After the war the airfield was returned to the Goodwood Estate and the perimeter track of the airfield has been used since the late 1940s for motoring racing and called the Goodwood Circuit.