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RAF Funtington
Funtington, West Sussex in England
RAF FuntingtonShown within West Sussex
Coordinates	50°51′41″N 000°52′01″W / 50.86139°N 0.86694°W / 50.86139; -0.86694
Type	RAF advanced landing ground
Code	FJ
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 83 Group RAF * No. 84 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command * No. 11 Group RAF
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	September 1943 - 13 December 1944 (1944)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	35 metres (115 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface E/W 1,464 metres (4,803 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking NW/SE 1,097 metres (3,599 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Funtington or more simply RAF Funtington is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located in West Sussex, England.

History

The following units were here at some point:

• No. 122 Airfield became No. 122 (Rocket Projectile) Wing with North American Mustang I's
  • No. 19 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 65 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 122 Squadron RAF (1944)
• No. 130 Airfield with Mustang I's
  • No. 4 Squadron RAF (1943)
  • No. 268 Squadron RAF (1943)
• No. 143 (RCAF) Airfield with Hawker Typhoon I's
  • No. 438 Squadron RCAF (1944)
  • No. 439 Squadron RCAF (1944)
  • No. 440 Squadron RCAF (1944)
• No. 144 (RCAF) Airfield became No. 144 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing with Supermarine Spitfire IX's
  • No. 441 Squadron RCAF (1944)
  • No. 442 Squadron RCAF (1944)
  • No. 443 Squadron RCAF (1944)
• No. 123 (Rocket Projectile) Wing with Typhoon I's
  • No. 198 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 609 Squadron RAF (1944)
• No. 136 (Fighter) Wing with Typhoon I's
  • No. 164 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 183 Squadron RAF (1944)
• No. 145 (French) (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's
  • No. 329 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 340 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 341 Squadron RAF (1944)
• No. 135 (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's
  • No. 33 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 222 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 485 Squadron RNZAF (1944)
• No. 132 (Norwegian) (Fighter) Wing with Spitfire IX's
  • No. 66 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 127 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 331 Squadron RAF (1944)
  • No. 332 Squadron RAF (1944)

The following units were also here at some point:

• No. 20 (Fighter) Sector
• No. 411 (Polish) Repair & Salvage Unit
• No. 419 (RCAF) Repair & Salvage Unit
• No. 421 Repair & Salvage Unit
• No. 1301 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment
• No. 1309 Mobile Wing RAF Regiment
• No. 2701 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2702 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2739 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 3208 Servicing Commando

Current use

The site has been reverted to farmland.

References

Citations

1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 97.
2. Ashworth 1985, p. 119.
3. Jefford 1988, p. 30.
4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 45.
5. Jefford 1988, p. 58.
6. ^ Ashworth 1985, p. 120.
7. Jefford 1988, p. 24.
8. Jefford 1988, p. 81.
9. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 92.
10. Jefford 1988, p. 67.
11. Jefford 1988, p. 99.
12. Jefford 1988, p. 64.
13. Jefford 1988, p. 66.
14. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 87.
15. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 88.
16. ^ Ashworth 1985, p. 121.
17. Jefford 1988, p. 36.
18. Jefford 1988, p. 72.
19. Jefford 1988, p. 94.
20. Jefford 1988, p. 59.
21. ^ "Funtington". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

Bibliography

• Ashworth, C (1985). Action Stations: Vol 9. Military airfields of the Central South and South-East. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 0-85059-608-4.
• Falconer, Jonathan (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

• Royal Air Force stations in West Sussex