RAF Saint Inglevert
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Aerial view of Saint-Inglevert Airfield.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aéroclub du Boulonnais | ||||||||||
| Location | Saint-Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 130 m / 430 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°52′57″N 1°44′40″E / 50.88250°N 1.74444°ECoordinates: 50°52′57″N 1°44′40″E / 50.88250°N 1.74444°E | ||||||||||
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Saint-Inglevert Airfield is a general aviation airfield at Saint-Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais,France. In the First World War an airfield was established near Saint-Inglevert by the Royal Flying Corps, later passing to the Royal Air Force on formation and thus becoming RAF Saint Inglevert.
In 1920, a civil airfield was established on a different site which was a designated customs airfield. During the Second World War, Saint-Inglevert was occupied by the Royal Air Force and the Armée de l'Air. The airfield was captured by the Germans towards the end of the Battle of France and occupied by the Luftwaffe. It was abandoned in 1941, but in 1943 field artillery units were based around the airfield as part of the Atlantic Wall. Although civil flying returned to Saint-Inglevert post-war, the airfield was abandoned in 1957 and returned to agriculture. It was reopened by l'aéroclub du Boulonnais (English: Boulogne Aero Club) in 1986.
Saint-Inglevert airfield is located on a 130-metre-high (430 ft) hill to the north west of the village of Saint-Inglevert, and east of Hervelinghen. It lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) south west of Calais.
There was a Royal Flying Corps airfield at Saint-Inglevert during the First World War, but not on the site of the current airfield. In April 1918, No. 21 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF) were based at Saint-Inglevert, flying Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 aircraft. From 29 June to 23 October, No. 214 Squadron RAF were based there flying Handley Page O/400s, and in November, they were replaced by No. 115 Squadron RAF, who were flying the same type of aircraft. Two more squadrons, No. 97 Squadron RAF and No. 100 Squadron RAF, were based there from 17 November, to be joined by two squadrons of the United States Navy in 1918, flying Sopwith Camels. All Royal Air Force squadrons departed from Saint-Inglevert on 4 March 1919.
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