List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds

Ensign of the Royal Air Force

The following is a list of Satellite Landing Grounds (SLG).

A Satellite Landing Ground is typically an airfield with one or two grass runways which is designed throughout to be "hidden" from the sky by using woods and other natural features to hide the presence of aircraft and associated buildings. The landing grounds were mainly used by Royal Air Force maintenance units which used the areas to disperse aircraft to reduce the likelihood of attacks from the air. Some improvements and upgrades to aircraft were performed at these sites but overall it was kept to a minimum. Some support buildings came about by using requisitioned buildings on the land.

A satellite station is NOT the same as a Satellite Landing Ground.

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The former No. 5 SLG Berrow

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Open land on the former site of No. 5 SLG Berrow

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Site 1 of the former No. 15 SLG Bodorgan

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The Watch Office at the former No. 26 SLG Stravithie

Satellite Landing Grounds

Number	Name	Location	Dates when used as a SLG	Units
No. 1 SLG	RAF Slade Farm		1 December 1940 – 10 January 1946	Used by No. 39 MU RAF Colerne
No. 2 SLG	RAF Starveal Farm		14 June 1941 – 29 September 1945.	Satellite to No. 39 MU RAF Colerne
No. 3 SLG	RAF Middle Farm		1 April 1941 - 10 January 1946	Used by 8 MU RAF Little Rissington
No. 4 SLG	RAF Rudbaxton		941-1943	Used by 38 MU
No. 5 SLG	RAF Berrow		1941-1945	No. 5 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Kemble between March 1941 and late 1941. No. 20 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Aston Down between 1941 and August 1942.
No. 6 SLG	RAF St Brides		1941-September 1945	No. 19 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF St Athan between 15 December 1940 and July 1945.
No. 7 SLG	RAF Chepstow		3 May 1941-December 1944	No. 19 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF St Athan from 13 May 1941 and 21 February 1942. No. 38 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Llandow from 21 February 1942.
No. 8 SLG	RAF Hutton in the Forest		June 1941-August 1945	No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Silloth
No. 9 SLG	RAF Hornby Hall		March 1941-July 1945	No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries between July 1940 and September 1940. No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Silloth. No. 12 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Kirkbride.
No. 10 SLG	RAF Wath Head		1941-1 December 1945	No. 12 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Kirkbride between early 1941 and 12 January 1944. No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries between 12 January 1944 and September 1945.
No. 11 SLG	RAF Low Eldrig		1 July 1941-September 1942	No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries.
No. 12 SLG	RAF Beechwood Park		1943-March 1946	No. 15 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Wroughton from Mid 1943.
No. 13 SLG	RAF Tatton Park		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		1941-1944	For No. 20 MU until 1942, used by 10 MU in 1944.
No. 15 SLG	RAF Bodorgon		1940-1944	For No. 48 MU
No. 16 SLG	RAF Ballywalter		1941-1945	For No. 23 MU
No. 17 SLG	RAF Maydown		1941-1941	Used by 23 MU, developed into a full size airfield.
No. 18 SLG	RAF St Angelo		April 1941-September 1941	Used by 23 MU RAF Aldergrove but not used. Later became a fighter sector station.
No. 19 SLG	RAF Murlough		1941-1945	Used by No. 23 MU
No. 20 SLG	RAF Langford Lodge		1941-1942	Used by No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Aldergrove. developed in a full size airfield.
No. 21 SLG	RAF Ollerton		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		1941-1945	Used by 6 MU then 5 MU
No. 23 SLG	RAF Down Farm		1941-1946	Used by 10 MU
No. 24 SLG	RAF Methven		1941-1944	Used by 44 MU
No. 25 SLG	RAF Findo Gask		1941-1942	No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Edzell. Developed into a full size airfield.
No. 26 SLG	RAF Stravithie		1941-1942	No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Edzell.
No. 27 SLG	RAF Lennoxlove		1941-1946	No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries.
No. 28 SLG	RAF Barton Abbey		1943-1945	No. 39 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Colerne until March 1943. No. 6 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Brize Norton from 1943.
No. 29 SLG	RAF Hodnet		1941-1945	Used by 24 MU, 37 MU, 51 MU and 27 MU from RAF Shawbury
No. 30 SLG	RAF Brockton		1941-1945	Used by 9 MU
No. 31 SLG	RAF Everleigh		1941-1945	Used by 15 MU and 33 MU from RAF Lyneham from September 1942.
No. 32 SLG	RAF Hoar Cross		1941-1945	Used by 51 MU
No. 33 SLG	RAF Weston Park		1941-1945	No. 27 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Shawbury, transferred to the Royal Navy.
No. 34 SLG	RAF Woburn Park		1941-1947	Used by 6 MU and 8 MU
No. 35 SLG	RAF Blidworth		1941-1942	Used by 51 MU
No. 36 SLG	RAF Winterseugh		1941-1942	Used by 18 MU
No. 37 SLG	RAF Hardwick Park		1941-1943	Used by 27 MU and 51 MU
No. 38 SLG	RAF Grove Park		1942-1945	Used by 51 MU and 27 MU
No. 39 SLG	RAF Brayton Park		1941-1946	Used by 12 MU
No. 40 SLG	RAF Dornoch		1941-1945	Used by 45 MU
No. 41 SLG	RAF Kirkton		1941-1945	No. 45 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF.
No. 42 SLG	RAF Black Isle		1941-1945	Also known as Black Stand Used by 46 MU
No. 43 SLG	RAF Leanach		1941-1946	Used by 46 MU
No. 44 SLG	RAF Bush Barn		1941-1943	Used by 5 MU, later used by Royal Navy
No. 45 SLG	RAF Townsend		1941-1943	No. 33 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Lyneham until September 1942 No. 15 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Wroughton from September 1942.
No. 46 SLG	RAF Brinklow		1941-1944	Used by 29 MU
No. 47 SLG	RAF Southgrove		1941	Was for 5 MU but was not used.
No. 48 SLG	RAF Teddesley Park		1941-1946	Used by 27 MU
No. 49 SLG	RAF Knowsley Park		1941, 1942-1944	Used by 37 MU until declared unfit, later 48 MU

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