what english airports were primarily involved in the battle of britain?

Answer 1

A large number of airfields were used during the Battle. For 11 Group, which was in the forefront of the action the fields used were:-

Sector Airfields

RAF Biggin Hill
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 32 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 4 June 1940
No 79 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 5 June 1940
No 610 Squadron (Spitfires) from 2 July 1940
No 79 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 27 August 1940
No 72 Squadron (Spitfires) from 31 August 1940
No 92 Squadron (Spitfires) from 8 September 1940
No 141 Squadron (Defiants) from 13 September to 18 September 1940
No 72 Squadron (Spitfires) from 14 September 1940
No 74 Squadron (Spitfires) from 15 October 1940

RAF Debden
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 85 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 22 May 1940
No 17 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 19 June 1940
No 257 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 15 August 1940
No 601 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 19 August 1940
No 111 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 19 August 1940
No 17 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 2 September 1940
No 25 Squadron (Blenheims & Beaufighters) from 8 October 1940

RAF Hornchurch
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 65 Squadron (Spitfires) from 5 June 1940
No 74 Squadron (Spitfires) from 25 June 1940
No 54 Squadron (Spitfires) from 24 July 1940
No 41 Squadron (Spitfires) from 26 July 1940
No 54 Squadron (Spitfires) from 8 August 1940
No 266 Squadron (Spitfires) from 14 August 1940
No 600 Squadron (Blenheims & Beaufighters) from 22 August 1940
No 264 Squadron (Defiants) from 22 August 1940
No 603 Squadron (Spitfires) from 27 August 1940
No 41 Squadron (Spitfires) from 3 September 1940

RAF Kenley
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 615 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 20 May 1940
No 616 Squadron (Spitfires) from 19 August 1940
No 253 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 29 August 1940
No 66 Squadron (Spitfires) from 3 September 1940
No 501 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 10 September 1940
No 253 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 16 September 1940

RAF Northolt
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 609 Squadron (Spitfires) from 19 May 1940
No 257 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 4 July 1940
No 303 Squadron, Polish, (Hurricanes) from 22 July 1940
No 43 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 23 July 1940 to 1 August 1940
No 401 Squadron, RCAF, (Hurricanes) from Mid-August 1940
No 615 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 10 October 1940
No 302 Squadron, Polish, (Hurricanes) from 11 October 1940

RAF North Weald
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 151 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 20 May 1940
No 56 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 4 June 1940
No 25 Squadron (Blenheims & Beaufighters) from 1 September 1940
No 249 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 1 September 1940
No 257 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 8 October 1940

RAF Tangmere
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 145 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 10 May 1940
No 43 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 31 May 1940
No 601 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 17 June 1940
No 266 Squadron (Spitfires) from 9 August 1940
No 17 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 19 August 1940
No 607 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 1 September 1940
No 601 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 2 September 1940
No 213 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 7 September 1940
No 145 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 9 October 1940

Other Fighter Airfields used by 11 Group:-

RAF Croydon
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 111 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 4 June 1940
No 501 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 21 June 1940
No 401 Squadron, RCAF, (Hurricanes) from July 1940
No 85 Squadron from (Hurricanes) 19 August 1940
No 72 Squadron (Spitfires) from 1 September 1940
No 111 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 3 September 1940
No 605 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 7 September 1940

RAF Detling
Used by 11 Group as a satellite airfield on a day-to-day basis


RAF Eastchurch
Operational Squadron during the Battle:

No 266 Squadron (Spitfires) from 12 August 1940

RAF Ford
Operational Squadron during the Battle:

No 23 Squadron (Blenheims) from 12 September 1940

RAF Gosport
A Royal Navy airfield used in the defence of Southampton and Portsmouth. Occasionally RAF units used the airfield as a satellite or relief landing ground


RAF Gravesend
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 610 Squadron (Spitfires) from 26 May 1940
No 604 Squadron (Blenheims & Beaufighters) from 3 July 1940
No 501 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 25 July 1940
No 66 Squadron (Spitfires) from 11 September 1940

RAF Hawkinge
Operational Squadron during the Battle:

No 79 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 2 July 1940

RAF Hendon
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 257 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 17 May 1940
No 504 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 5 September 1940

RAF Lee-on-Solent
RAF Lee-on-Solent
A Royal Navy airfield used in the defence of Southampton and Portsmouth. Occasionally RAF units used the airfield as a satellite or relief landing ground


RAF Lympne
Used by 11 Group as a satellite airfield. Due to its forward position, RAF Lympne was under constant threat of attack and was not used permanently by any Squadron during the Battle


RAF Manston
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 604 Squadron (Blenheims & Beaufighters) from 15 May 1940
No 600 Squadron (Blenheims & Beaufighters) from 20 June 1940

RAF Martlesham Heath
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 25 Squadron (Blenheims & Beaufighters) from 19 June 1940
No 257 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 5 September 1940
No 17 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 8 October 1940

RAF Rochford
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 54 Squadron (Spitfires) from 25 June 1940
No 264 Squadron (Defiants) from 27 August 1940
No 264 Squadron (Defiants) from 29 October 1940

RAF Stapleford Tawney
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 151 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 29 August 1940
No 46 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 1 September 1940

RAF Thorney Island
Operational Squadron during the Battle:

No 236 Squadron, Coastal Command, (Blenheims) from 4 July 1940

RAF Westhampnett
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 145 Squadron (Hurricanes) from 31 July 1940
No 602 Squadron (Spitfires) from 13 August 1940

RAF West Malling
Operational Squadrons during the Battle:

No 141 Squadron (Defiants) from 12 July 1940
No 66 Squadron (Spitfires) from 30 October 1940

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See here for further details>>> http://www.battle-of-britain.com/Airfields/airfields.htm

Answer 2

Hi Estelle - go to http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/stations.html and if you click on the links you will get lists of all the airports that were primarily involved in the Battle of Britain. There were more than I felt comfortable cutting a pasting on here - but you will find complete information through the links on this page.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

Do you mean surviving airports? At the time real airports were a rarity anywhere as commercial flights were still uncommon, most travel was done by sea at the time.

At the time of the war - Britain built several airfields for use in the Battle of Britain.

For detailed information go to http://www.battle-of-britain.com/Airfields/airfields.htm

Has a map of the main airfields, and details of the squadrons that operated out of the airfields throughout the war.

-dh

Answer 4

a variety of of them yet those interior the south east bore the brunt. a variety of of farm strips and cliff the terrific option emergency airstrips have been used too. renowned ones are Manston Hawkinge Lydd Biggin Hill Croyden Dover Rochester Shoreham Ford Tangmere Chichester, many extra and a few are nonetheless there. there is an fairly astounding museum at Duxford close to cambridge. and Hendon in London.

Answer 5

I think Biggin Hill in Kent and Manston in Kent. They both have battle of britain museums and planes on display

Answer 6

were airplanes invented during v battle of britain

Answer 7

biggin hill & i think duxford was as well. there will be more i can't think off of the top of my head. check this website http://www.btinternet.com/~danhamblin/pages/bob.htm

Answer 8

Heathrow was and still is as there is a deportation facility there!!

Answer 9

biggon hill was where the flew from..Bentley priory was where they commanded it from..