Coolham
COOLHAM: Advanced Landing Ground in WW2
Note: These three pictures are from my Google Earth © derived database.
Military users:
WW2
RAF Fighter Command 11 Group (Advanced Landing Ground)
306 & 315 (Polish) Sqdns (North American P-51 Mustangs)
Location: 6nm SSW of Horsham, just SE of Coolham village
Period of operation: 1944 only
Runways: WW2 Steel matting: 05/23 1097 grass 12/30 1371 grass
NOTES: Presumably in WW2 this ‘temporary’ airfield was set up as part of the D-Day programme. It is obvious the RAF didn’t intend hanging around as it was listed as being a ‘tented camp’ with 5 Blister hangers.
We have Mr David Elliott to thank for this information. He also tells us that although Mr and Mrs Grace worked on their two-seat Spitfire at Falconers Farm, just to the S/SW of this location, (in the 1980s at least), there is no evidence that they actually flew it from there.
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