RAF Poulton
Royal Air Force Poulton or more simply RAF Poulton is a former Royal Air Force List of former Royal [Air Force stations|satellite station] located near Poulton, Cheshire and was operational from 1 March 1943 until 1945. It was used as an Operational Training Unit and Tactical Exercise Unit for Hawker Hurricanes.
History
It was part of 12 Group and was used as a satellite of RAF Hawarden. It had 8 Blister and 1 Bessonneau hangars.Based units and aircraft
- No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF, using the Hawker Hurricane. Arrived Nov 43. Possibly moved to Aston Down on 18 Dec 44 and re-designated as No 55 OTU.
- No. 12 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF, using the Airspeed Oxford.
- No. 1515 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF, almost certainly using the Airspeed Oxford.
- No. 41 Operational Training Unit RAF, possibly using the Hawker Hurricane. Moved to Poulton from Hawarden 1 Feb 45, and was re-designated as...
- No. 58 OTU on 15 Mar 45, using the Supermarine Spitfire. Disbanded 20 Jul 45.
- Detachment from No. 595 Squadron RAF