List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds
Satellite Landing Grounds

List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds

Section Title: Satellite Landing Grounds
Table Section Text: None

Number	Name	Location	County	Dates when used as a SLG	Units

No. 1 SLG	RAF Slade Farm	51°53′48″N 001°15′46″W / 51.89667°N 1.26278°W	Oxfordshire	1 December 1940 – 10 January 1946	Used by No. 39 MU RAF Colerne

No. 2 SLG	RAF Starveal Farm	51°51′18″N 001°20′42″W / 51.85500°N 1.34500°W	Oxfordshire	14 June 1941 – 29 September 1945.	Satellite to No. 39 MU RAF Colerne

No. 3 SLG	RAF Middle Farm	52°00′01″N 001°05′00″W / 52.00028°N 1.08333°W	Oxfordshire	1 April 1941 – 10 January 1946	Used by 8 MU RAF Little Rissington

No. 4 SLG	RAF Rudbaxton	51°53′00″N 004°56′00″W / 51.88333°N 4.93333°W	Pembrokeshire	1941-1943	Used by 38 MU

No. 5 SLG	RAF Berrow	52°00′15″N 002°16′45″W / 52.00417°N 2.27917°W	Worcestershire	1941-1945	No. 5 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Kemble between March 1941 and late 1941.

No. 6 SLG	RAF St Brides	51°26′00″N 003°35′00″W / 51.43333°N 3.58333°W	Glamorgan	1941-September 1945	No. 19 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF St Athan between 15 December 1940 and July 1945.

No. 7 SLG	RAF Chepstow	51°39′13″N 002°41′19″W / 51.65361°N 2.68861°W	Monmouthshire	3 May 1941-December 1944	No. 19 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF St Athan from 13 May 1941 and 21 February 1942.

No. 8 SLG	RAF Hutton in the Forest	54°34′00″N 002°49′00″W / 54.56667°N 2.81667°W	Cumberland	June 1941-August 1945	No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Silloth

No. 9 SLG	RAF Hornby Hall	54°39′25″N 002°39′50″W / 54.65694°N 2.66389°W	Cumberland	March 1941-July 1945	No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries between July 1940 and September 1940.

No. 10 SLG	RAF Wath Head	54°49′04″N 003°06′40″W / 54.81778°N 3.11111°W	Cumberland	1941-1 December 1945	No. 12 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Kirkbride between early 1941 and 12 January 1944.

No. 11 SLG	RAF Low Eldrig	54°49′00″N 004°58′00″W / 54.81667°N 4.96667°W	Wigtownshire	1 July 1941-September 1942	No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries.

No. 12 SLG	RAF Beechwood Park	51°49′23″N 000°29′04″W / 51.82306°N 0.48444°W	Hertfordshire	1943-March 1946	No. 15 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Wroughton from Mid 1943.

No. 13 SLG	RAF Tatton Park	53°19′47″N 002°22′32″W / 53.32972°N 2.37556°W	Cheshire	August 1941-May 1943	No. 48 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Hawarden No. 51 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Lichfield.

No. 14 SLG	RAF Overley Park	51°44′00″N 002°01′00″W / 51.73333°N 2.01667°W	Gloucestershire	1941-1944	For No. 20 MU until 1942, used by 10 MU in 1944.

No. 15 SLG	RAF Bodorgon	53°11′06″N 004°25′45″W / 53.18500°N 4.42917°W	Gwynedd	1940-1944	For No. 48 MU

No. 16 SLG	RAF Ballywalter	54°33′08″N 005°29′07″W / 54.55222°N 5.48528°W	Down	1941-1945	For No. 23 MU

No. 17 SLG	RAF Maydown	55°02′00″N 007°14′23″W / 55.03333°N 7.23972°W	Londonderry	1941-1941	Used by 23 MU, developed into a full size airfield.

No. 18 SLG	RAF St Angelo	54°24′56″N 007°39′05″W / 54.41556°N 7.65139°W	Fermanagh	April 1941-September 1941	Used by 23 MU RAF Aldergrove but not used. Later became a fighter sector station.

No. 19 SLG	RAF Murlough	54°15′00″N 005°54′00″W / 54.25000°N 5.90000°W	Down	1941-1945	Used by No. 23 MU

No. 20 SLG	RAF Langford Lodge	54°37′02″N 006°18′11″W / 54.61722°N 6.30306°W	Antrim	1941-1942	Used by No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Aldergrove. developed in a full size airfield.

No. 21 SLG	RAF Ollerton	52°49′59″N 002°30′27″W / 52.83306°N 2.50750°W	Shropshire	1941-1942	Used by 29 MU, 37 MU and 27 MU from RAF Shawbury. Transferred to the Navy and renamed Hinstock/HMS Godwit.

No. 22 SLG	RAF Barnsley Park	51°46′00″N 001°53′23″W / 51.76667°N 1.88972°W	Gloucestershire	1941-1945	Used by 6 MU then 5 MU

No. 23 SLG	RAF Down Farm	51°35′00″N 002°15′00″W / 51.58333°N 2.25000°W	Gloucestershire	1941-1946	Used by 10 MU

No. 24 SLG	RAF Methven	56°24′39″N 003°32′05″W / 56.41083°N 3.53472°W	Perthshire	1941-1944	Used by 44 MU

No. 25 SLG	RAF Findo Gask	56°22′29″N 003°36′33″W / 56.37472°N 3.60917°W	Perthshire	1941-1942	No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Edzell. Developed into a full size airfield.

No. 26 SLG	RAF Stravithie	56°18′00″N 002°45′00″W / 56.30000°N 2.75000°W	Fife	1941-1942	No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Edzell.

No. 27 SLG	RAF Lennoxlove	55°55′59″N 002°45′08″W / 55.93306°N 2.75222°W	East Lothian	1941-1946	No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries.

No. 28 SLG	RAF Barton Abbey	51°55′13″N 001°20′03″W / 51.92028°N 1.33417°W	Oxfordshire	1943-1945	No. 39 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Colerne until March 1943.

No. 29 SLG	RAF Hodnet	52°50′27″N 002°34′28″W / 52.84083°N 2.57444°W	Shropshire	1941-1945	Used by 24 MU, 37 MU, 51 MU and 27 MU from RAF Shawbury

No. 30 SLG	RAF Brockton	52°37′00″N 002°25′00″W / 52.61667°N 2.41667°W	Shropshire	1941-1945	Used by 9 MU

No. 31 SLG	RAF Everleigh	51°18′00″N 001°44′00″W / 51.30000°N 1.73333°W	Wiltshire	1941-1945	Used by 15 MU and 33 MU from RAF Lyneham from September 1942.

No. 32 SLG	RAF Hoar Cross	52°47′40″N 001°49′23″W / 52.79444°N 1.82306°W	Staffordshire	1941-1945	Used by 51 MU

No. 33 SLG	RAF Weston Park	52°41′14″N 002°17′12″W / 52.68722°N 2.28667°W	Shropshire	1941-1945	No. 27 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Shawbury, transferred to the Royal Navy.

No. 34 SLG	RAF Woburn Park	51°59′19″N 000°36′01″W / 51.98861°N 0.60028°W	Bedfordshire	1941-1947	Used by 6 MU and 8 MU

No. 35 SLG	RAF Blidworth	53°06′21″N 001°06′51″W / 53.10583°N 1.11417°W	Nottinghamshire	1941-1942	Used by 51 MU

No. 36 SLG	RAF Winterseugh	55°01′00″N 003°19′00″W / 55.01667°N 3.31667°W	Dumfriesshire	1941-1942	Used by 18 MU

No. 37 SLG	RAF Hardwick Park	53°10′18″N 001°18′07″W / 53.17167°N 1.30194°W	Derbyshire	1941-1943	Used by 27 MU and 51 MU

No. 38 SLG	RAF Grove Park	53°18′42″N 000°53′57″W / 53.31167°N 0.89917°W	Nottinghamshire	1942-1945	Used by 51 MU and 27 MU

No. 39 SLG	RAF Brayton Park	54°46′26″N 003°18′04″W / 54.77389°N 3.30111°W	Cumberland	1941-1946	Used by 12 MU

No. 40 SLG	RAF Dornoch	57°52′20″N 004°01′35″W / 57.87222°N 4.02639°W	Ross & Cromarty	1941-1945	Used by 45 MU

No. 41 SLG	RAF Kirkton	57°57′23″N 004°01′51″W / 57.95639°N 4.03083°W	Sutherland	1941-1945	No. 45 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF.

No. 42 SLG	RAF Black Isle	57°37′37″N 004°09′37″W / 57.62694°N 4.16028°W	Ross & Cromarty	1941-1945	Also known as Black Stand Used by 46 MU

No. 43 SLG	RAF Leanach	57°29′00″N 004°02′00″W / 57.48333°N 4.03333°W	Invernessshire	1941-1946	Used by 46 MU

No. 44 SLG	RAF Bush Barn	51°39′42″N 001°29′03″W / 51.66167°N 1.48417°W	Oxfordshire	1941-1943	Used by 5 MU, later used by Royal Navy

No. 45 SLG	RAF Townsend	51°27′00″N 001°53′00″W / 51.45000°N 1.88333°W	Wiltshire	1941-1943	No. 33 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Lyneham until September 1942 No.

No. 46 SLG	RAF Brinklow	52°24′00″N 001°23′00″W / 52.40000°N 1.38333°W	Warwickshire	1941-1944	Used by 29 MU

No. 47 SLG	RAF Southgrove	51°19′00″N 001°41′00″W / 51.31667°N 1.68333°W	Wiltshire	1941	Was for 5 MU but was not used.

No. 48 SLG	RAF Teddesley Park	52°44′19″N 002°04′52″W / 52.73861°N 2.08111°W	Staffordshire	1941-1946	Used by 27 MU

No. 49 SLG	RAF Knowsley Park	53°25′56″N 002°49′55″W / 53.43222°N 2.83194°W	Lancashire	1941, 1942-1944	Used by 37 MU until declared unfit, later 48 MU

Sentence(s)

RAF Shawbury had satellite landing grounds at RAF Hodnet and RAF Weston Park.

final_sentence: RAF Shawbury had satellite landing grounds at RAF Hodnet and RAF Weston Park.