RAF Felixstowe

RAF Felixstowe
Felixstowe, Suffolk
250px A Consolidated Model 28-5 (P9630) moored
RAF Felixstowe
Coordinates
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Controlled by	Royal Air Force
Site history
In use	1918-1962 (1962)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War

Royal Air Force Felixstowe or more simply RAF Felixstowe is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) northeast of Harwich, Essex, England and 10.7 miles (17.2 km) southeast of Ipswich, Suffolk.

History

'C', 'D' and 'E' Boat Seaplane Training Flights were all formed on 8 August 1918 and were disbanded during 1919 with no known aircraft operated while at Felixstowe.

The following units were posted here at some point:

• No. 22 Squadron RAF.
• No. 209 Squadron RAF.
• No. 210 Squadron RAF.
• No. 230 Squadron RAF.
• No. 231 Squadron RAF.
• No. 232 Squadron RAF.
• No. 247 Squadron RAF.
• No. 4 Communications Squadron.
• No. 26 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit.
• No. 33 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit.
• 76th (Operations) Wing.
• No. 85 Maintenance Unit RAF.
• No. 327 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 328 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 329 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 330 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 333 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 334 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 335 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 336 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 337 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 339 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 341 (Flying Boat) Flight RAF.
• No. 442 (Seaplane) Coastal Flight RAF.
• No. 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit RAF.
• No. 1103 Marine Craft Unit RAF.
• America School RAF.
• Far East Flight RAF.
• Flying Boat Development Flight RAF.
• High Speed Flight RAF.
• Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (MAEE).
• Marine Aircraft Experimental Unit.

Current use

The site is now the Port of Felixstowe.

See also

• Seaplane Experimental Station
• List of former Royal Air Force stations