RAF Snailwell
Former RAF station in Cambridgeshire, England
title: "RAF Snailwell" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["royal-air-force-stations-in-cambridgeshire", "royal-air-force-stations-of-world-war-ii-in-the-united-kingdom", "newmarket,-suffolk", "airfields-of-the-united-states-army-air-forces-in-the-united-kingdom", "military-airbases-established-in-1941", "military-airbases-closed-in-1946"] description: "Former RAF station in Cambridgeshire, England" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Snailwell" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Former RAF station in Cambridgeshire, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox military installation"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | RAF Snailwell |
| USAAF Station 361 | |
| ensign | [[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
| partof | |
| location | Snailwell, Cambridgeshire |
| nearest_town | |
| country | England |
| image | [[File:RAF Snailwell - 26 Jul 1942 Airphoto.jpg |
| caption | Aerial photograph of Snailwell airfield, 26 July 1942 |
| image2 | |
| type | Royal Air Force station |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Cambridgeshire |
| pushpin_map_caption | Shown within Cambridgeshire |
| pushpin_label | RAF Snailwell |
| ownership | Air Ministry |
| operator | Royal Air ForceUnited States Army Air Forces |
| controlledby | RAF Army Cooperation Command1941-43RAF Fighter Command1943-44RAF Technical Training Command 1944- |
| open_to_public | |
| site_other_label | |
| site_other | |
| site_area | |
| code | SW |
| built | /41 |
| used | March 1941 – |
| height | |
| length | |
| fate | |
| battles | European theatre of World War II |
| past_commanders | |
| garrison | |
| occupants | |
| footnotes | |
| elevation | 21 m |
| r1-number | 00/00 |
| r1-length | |
| r1-surface | Grass |
| r2-number | 00/00 |
| r2-length | |
| r2-surface | Grass |
| r3-number | 00/00 |
| r3-length | |
| r3-surface | Grass |
| h1-length | |
| airfield_other_label | |
| airfield_other | |
| :: |
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Royal Air Force Snailwell or more simply RAF Snailwell is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, located 3 mi north of Newmarket, Suffolk, England.
History
- USAAF 347th Fighter Squadron
Operational Royal Air Force units and aircraft
- No. 56 Squadron RAF (1942) – Hawker Typhoon IA and IB.
- No. 137 Squadron RAF (1942) – Westland Whirlwind I.
- No. 152 (Hyderabad) Squadron RAF (1941) – Supermarine Spitfire IIA.
- No. 168 Squadron RAF (1942) – Curtiss Tomahawk II.
- No. 170 Squadron RAF (1943) – North American Mustang I.
- No. 181 Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Typhoon IB.
- No. 182 Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Typhoon IB.
- No. 183 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Typhoon IB.
- No. 184 Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Hurricane IV.
- No. 247 (China-British) Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Typhoon IB.
- No. 268 Squadron RAF (1941) – Curtiss Tomahawk IIA.
- No. 268 Squadron RAF (1942) – North American Mustang I.
- No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron (1943) – North American Mustang I.
- No. 527 Squadron RAF (1944) – Hawker Hurricane IIB.
- No. 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron RAuxAF (1943) – North American Mustang I. ;Units:
- No. 2 Heavy Glider Maintenance Unit
- No. 3 Group Communication Flight RAF
- No. 5 (RCAF) Casualty Air Evacuation Unit
- No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- No. 417 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No. 2720 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2751 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2759 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2809 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2876 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 3207 Servicing Commando
- RAF (Belgian) Training School RAF
Current use
The site has now returned to agriculture and paddocks.
References
Citations
Bibliography
References
- "Snailwell". [[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]].
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