RAF Saltby USAAF Station 538 ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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Saltby, Leicestershire in England | |||||||||||
![]() RAF Saltby on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940 | |||||||||||
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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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.
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
- ^ "Saltby". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 June 2020.