RAF Westhampnett
RAF Westhampnett was a Royal Air Force station, located in the village of Westhampnett near Chichester, in the English County of West Sussex.
It was built as an emergency landing airfield for fighter aircraft, as a satellite station to RAF Tangmere. Built on land belonging to the Goodwood Estate, the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, Frederick Gordon-Lennox retained the Title Deed to the land.History
Squadrons
- No. 41 Squadron RAF., from RAF Merston 16 December 1941, to RAF Merston 1 April 1942; operating Supermarine Spitfire Vb
- No. 43 Squadron RAF.
- No. 65 Squadron RAF.
- No. 91 Squadron RAF.
- No. 118 Squadron RAF.
- No. 124 Squadron RAF.
- No. 129 Squadron RAF.
- No. 130 Squadron RAF.
- No. 131 Squadron RAF.
- No. 145 Squadron RAF - operating Hawker Hurricane.
- No. 167 Squadron RAF.
- No. 174 Squadron RAF.
- No. 175 Squadron RAF.
- No. 184 Squadron RAF.
- No. 245 Squadron RAF.
- No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron.
- No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron.
- No. 340 Squadron RAF.
- No. 350 Squadron.
- No. 402 Squadron RCAF.
- No. 416 Squadron RCAF.
- No. 441 Fighter Squadron.
- No. 442 Squadron RCAF.
- No. 443 Squadron RCAF.
- No. 485 Squadron RAF.
- No. 501 Squadron RAF.
- No. 602 Squadron RAF - operating Supermarine Spitfire.
- No. 610 Squadron RAF - operating Supermarine Spitfire.
- No. 614 Squadron RAF.
- No. 616 Squadron RAF.
- No. 787 Squadron FAA.
Units
- No. 83 Group Support Unit.
- No. 121 Airfield.
- No. 144 Airfield.
- No. 402 Air Stores Park.
- No. 1493 Gunnery Flight.
- 31st Fighter Group between 1 August 1942 and 8 November 1942.
Current use
Upon its closure by the RAF, Westhampnett airfield subsequently became the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.Citations
