List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds

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A Satellite Landing Ground (SLG) is a type of British Royal Air Force (RAF) aviation facility that typically consists of an airfield with one or two grass runways which is designed throughout to be hidden from aerial observation by blending into forests and other natural features to hide the presence of aircraft and associated buildings. The landing grounds were mainly used by RAF Maintenance Units (MU) 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.[ citation needed ]

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

The former No. 5 SLG Berrow WWII Building Part of Berrow Satellite Landing Ground - geograph.org.uk - 1305353.jpg
The former No. 5 SLG Berrow
Open land on the former site of No. 5 SLG Berrow Pastureland near Berrow - geograph.org.uk - 746248.jpg
Open land on the former site of No. 5 SLG Berrow
Site 1 of the former No. 15 SLG Bodorgan Site 1 of RAF Bodorgan - geograph.org.uk - 777605.jpg
Site 1 of the former No. 15 SLG Bodorgan
The Watch Office at the former No. 26 SLG Stravithie Former Stravithie airfield watch office - geograph.org.uk - 115002.jpg
The Watch Office at the former No. 26 SLG Stravithie

Satellite Landing Grounds

NumberNameLocationCountyDates when used as a SLGUnits
No. 1 SLGRAF Slade Farm 51°53′48″N001°15′46″W / 51.89667°N 1.26278°W / 51.89667; -1.26278 Oxfordshire1 December 1940–10 January 1946Used by No. 39 MU RAF Colerne
No. 2 SLGRAF Starveall Farm 51°51′18″N001°20′42″W / 51.85500°N 1.34500°W / 51.85500; -1.34500 Oxfordshire14 June 1941–29 September 1945.Satellite to No. 39 MU RAF Colerne
No. 3 SLGRAF Middle Farm 52°00′01″N001°05′00″W / 52.00028°N 1.08333°W / 52.00028; -1.08333 Oxfordshire1 April 1941–10 January 1946Used by 8 MU RAF Little Rissington
No. 4 SLGRAF Rudbaxton 51°53′00″N004°56′00″W / 51.88333°N 4.93333°W / 51.88333; -4.93333 Pembrokeshire1941–1943Used by 38 MU [1]
No. 5 SLG RAF Berrow 52°00′15″N002°16′45″W / 52.00417°N 2.27917°W / 52.00417; -2.27917 Worcestershire1941–1945 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 SLGRAF St Brides 51°26′00″N003°35′00″W / 51.43333°N 3.58333°W / 51.43333; -3.58333 Glamorgan1941–September 1945 No. 19 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF St Athan between 15 December 1940 and July 1945.
No. 7 SLG RAF Chepstow 51°39′13″N002°41′19″W / 51.65361°N 2.68861°W / 51.65361; -2.68861 Monmouthshire3 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. [2]
No. 8 SLGRAF Hutton in the Forest 54°34′00″N002°49′00″W / 54.56667°N 2.81667°W / 54.56667; -2.81667 CumberlandJune 1941–August 1945 No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Silloth
No. 9 SLG RAF Hornby Hall 54°39′25″N002°39′50″W / 54.65694°N 2.66389°W / 54.65694; -2.66389 CumberlandMarch 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. [3]
No. 10 SLGRAF Wath Head 54°49′04″N003°06′40″W / 54.81778°N 3.11111°W / 54.81778; -3.11111 Cumberland1941–1 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 SLGRAF Low Eldrig 54°49′00″N004°58′00″W / 54.81667°N 4.96667°W / 54.81667; -4.96667 Wigtownshire1 July 1941–September 1942 No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries.
No. 12 SLGRAF Beechwood Park 51°49′23″N000°29′04″W / 51.82306°N 0.48444°W / 51.82306; -0.48444 Hertfordshire1943–March 1946 No. 15 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Wroughton from mid 1943.
No. 13 SLGRAF Tatton Park 53°19′47″N002°22′32″W / 53.32972°N 2.37556°W / 53.32972; -2.37556 CheshireAugust 1941–May 1943 No. 48 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Hawarden
No. 51 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Lichfield.
No. 14 SLGRAF Overley Park 51°44′00″N002°01′00″W / 51.73333°N 2.01667°W / 51.73333; -2.01667 Gloucestershire1941–1944For No. 20 MU until 1942, used by 10 MU in 1944.
No. 15 SLG RAF Bodorgan 53°11′06″N004°25′45″W / 53.18500°N 4.42917°W / 53.18500; -4.42917 Gwynedd1940–1944For No. 48 MU
No. 16 SLGRAF Ballywalter 54°33′08″N005°29′07″W / 54.55222°N 5.48528°W / 54.55222; -5.48528 Down1941–1945For No. 23 MU
No. 17 SLG RAF Maydown 55°02′00″N007°14′23″W / 55.03333°N 7.23972°W / 55.03333; -7.23972 Londonderry1941–1941Used by 23 MU, developed into a full size airfield.
No. 18 SLG RAF St Angelo 54°24′56″N007°39′05″W / 54.41556°N 7.65139°W / 54.41556; -7.65139 FermanaghApril 1941–September 1941Used by 23 MU RAF Aldergrove but not used. Later became a fighter sector station.
No. 19 SLGRAF Murlough 54°15′00″N005°54′00″W / 54.25000°N 5.90000°W / 54.25000; -5.90000 Down1941–1945Used by No. 23 MU
No. 20 SLG RAF Langford Lodge 54°37′02″N006°18′11″W / 54.61722°N 6.30306°W / 54.61722; -6.30306 Antrim1941–1942Used by No. 23 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Aldergrove. [4] developed in a full size airfield.
No. 21 SLGRAF Ollerton 52°49′59″N002°30′27″W / 52.83306°N 2.50750°W / 52.83306; -2.50750 Shropshire1941–1942Used by 29 MU, 37 MU and 27 MU from RAF Shawbury. Transferred to the Navy and renamed Hinstock/HMS Godwit.
No. 22 SLGRAF Barnsley Park 51°46′00″N001°53′23″W / 51.76667°N 1.88972°W / 51.76667; -1.88972 Gloucestershire1941–1945Used by 6 MU then 5 MU
No. 23 SLGRAF Down Farm 51°35′00″N002°15′00″W / 51.58333°N 2.25000°W / 51.58333; -2.25000 Gloucestershire1941–1946Used by 10 MU
No. 24 SLG RAF Methven 56°24′39″N003°32′05″W / 56.41083°N 3.53472°W / 56.41083; -3.53472 Perthshire1941–1944Used by 44 MU
No. 25 SLG RAF Findo Gask 56°22′29″N003°36′33″W / 56.37472°N 3.60917°W / 56.37472; -3.60917 Perthshire1941–1942 No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Edzell. Developed into a full size airfield.
No. 26 SLGRAF Stravithie 56°18′00″N002°45′00″W / 56.30000°N 2.75000°W / 56.30000; -2.75000 Fife1941–1942 No. 44 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Edzell.
No. 27 SLGRAF Lennoxlove 55°55′59″N002°45′08″W / 55.93306°N 2.75222°W / 55.93306; -2.75222 East Lothian1941–1946 No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Dumfries. [5]
No. 28 SLGRAF Barton Abbey 51°55′13″N001°20′03″W / 51.92028°N 1.33417°W / 51.92028; -1.33417 Oxfordshire1943–1945 No. 39 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Colerne until March 1943.
No. 6 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Brize Norton from 1943.
No. 29 SLGRAF Hodnet 52°50′27″N002°34′28″W / 52.84083°N 2.57444°W / 52.84083; -2.57444 Shropshire1941–1945Used by 24 MU, 37 MU, 51 MU and 27 MU from RAF Shawbury
No. 30 SLGRAF Brockton 52°37′00″N002°25′00″W / 52.61667°N 2.41667°W / 52.61667; -2.41667 Shropshire1941–1945Used by 9 MU
No. 31 SLGRAF Everleigh 51°18′00″N001°44′00″W / 51.30000°N 1.73333°W / 51.30000; -1.73333 Wiltshire1941–1945Used by 15 MU and 33 MU from RAF Lyneham from September 1942.
No. 32 SLGRAF Hoar Cross 52°47′40″N001°49′23″W / 52.79444°N 1.82306°W / 52.79444; -1.82306 Staffordshire1941–1945Used by 51 MU
No. 33 SLGRAF Weston Park 52°41′14″N002°17′12″W / 52.68722°N 2.28667°W / 52.68722; -2.28667 Shropshire1941–1945 No. 27 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Shawbury, transferred to the Royal Navy.
No. 34 SLGRAF Woburn Park 51°59′19″N000°36′01″W / 51.98861°N 0.60028°W / 51.98861; -0.60028 Bedfordshire1941–1947Used by 6 MU and 8 MU
No. 35 SLGRAF Blidworth 53°06′21″N001°06′51″W / 53.10583°N 1.11417°W / 53.10583; -1.11417 Nottinghamshire1941–1942Used by 51 MU
No. 36 SLGRAF Winterseugh 55°01′00″N003°19′00″W / 55.01667°N 3.31667°W / 55.01667; -3.31667 Dumfriesshire1941–1942Used by 18 MU
No. 37 SLGRAF Hardwick Park 53°10′18″N001°18′07″W / 53.17167°N 1.30194°W / 53.17167; -1.30194 Derbyshire1941–1943Used by 27 MU and 51 MU
No. 38 SLGRAF Grove Park 53°18′42″N000°53′57″W / 53.31167°N 0.89917°W / 53.31167; -0.89917 Nottinghamshire1942–1945Used by 51 MU and 27 MU
No. 39 SLGRAF Brayton Park 54°46′26″N003°18′04″W / 54.77389°N 3.30111°W / 54.77389; -3.30111 Cumberland1941–1946Used by 12 MU
No. 40 SLGRAF Dornoch 57°52′20″N004°01′35″W / 57.87222°N 4.02639°W / 57.87222; -4.02639 Ross & Cromarty1941–1945Used by 45 MU
No. 41 SLGRAF Kirkton 57°57′23″N004°01′51″W / 57.95639°N 4.03083°W / 57.95639; -4.03083 Sutherland1941–1945 No. 45 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF. [6]
No. 42 SLGRAF Black Isle 57°37′37″N004°09′37″W / 57.62694°N 4.16028°W / 57.62694; -4.16028 Ross & Cromarty1941–1945Also known as Black Stand [7] Used by 46 MU
No. 43 SLGRAF Leanach 57°29′00″N004°02′00″W / 57.48333°N 4.03333°W / 57.48333; -4.03333 Invernessshire1941–1946Used by 46 MU
No. 44 SLGRAF Bush Barn 51°39′42″N001°29′03″W / 51.66167°N 1.48417°W / 51.66167; -1.48417 Oxfordshire1941–1943Used by 5 MU, later used by Royal Navy
No. 45 SLGRAF Townsend 51°27′00″N001°53′00″W / 51.45000°N 1.88333°W / 51.45000; -1.88333 Wiltshire1941–1943 No. 33 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Lyneham until September 1942
No. 15 Maintenance Unit RAF from RAF Wroughton from September 1942.
No. 46 SLGRAF Brinklow 52°24′00″N001°23′00″W / 52.40000°N 1.38333°W / 52.40000; -1.38333 Warwickshire1941–1944Used by 29 MU
No. 47 SLGRAF Southgrove 51°19′00″N001°41′00″W / 51.31667°N 1.68333°W / 51.31667; -1.68333 Wiltshire1941Was for 5 MU but was not used.
No. 48 SLGRAF Teddesley Park 52°44′19″N002°04′52″W / 52.73861°N 2.08111°W / 52.73861; -2.08111 Staffordshire1941–1946Used by 27 MU
No. 49 SLGRAF Knowsley Park 53°25′56″N002°49′55″W / 53.43222°N 2.83194°W / 53.43222; -2.83194 Lancashire1941, 1942–1944Used by 37 MU until declared unfit, later 48 MU

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