Below is a brief history of RAF Llandow
Opened 1940, closed 1957
3 tarmac runways
Tower - Watch Office with Met section, Type 518/40
36 Hangars - 7x L, 11x Super Robins, 2x K, 1x J, 2x T2, 1x A1, 12x Blister
Based Units:
38MU 01/04/40 - 15/03/57 Reception, storage & despatch of RAF a/c
53 OTU 24/06/41 - 09/05/43 ('B' Flt at Rhoose)
1310 Transport Flt 10/04/44 - 18/05/44 Anson I Transportation of urgent personnel to Normandy landings area
1311 Transport Flt 19/04/44 - 21/05/44 Anson I Transportation of urgent personnel to Normandy landings area
1312 Transport Flt 10/04/44 - 21/07/44 Anson I x6 Transportation of urgent personnel to Normandy landings area
3 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit 05/07/44 - 15/08/45
91 (Forward) Staging Post 06/09/44 - 27/09/44
93 (Forward) Staging Post 06/09/44 - 02/11/44
93 Staging Post 02/11/44 - 05/12/44
614 (Co of Glamorgan) Sqn 10/05/46 - 10/03/57
1952 (AOP) Flt 663 Sqn 01/07/49 - 15/10/50, 29/06/53 - 10/03/57 Auster AOP.6 Spotting for local TA Artillery Units
4 CAACU 01/08/51 - 01/07/54 Mosquito, Spitfire Targets and target towing for Army units in South Wales and surrounding area
RAF Burmese Conversion Sqn 1953 Familiarize Burmese pilots with recently acquired Spitfires
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