RAF Hornby Hall

RAF Hornby Hall No. 9 SLG
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Penrith, Cumbria
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1941-1945 (1945)
Elevation AMSL	443 ft / 135 m
Coordinates
Map
RAF Hornby Hall Location in Cumbria
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Grass

RAF Hornby Hall was a Royal Air Force satellite landing ground located near Brougham, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Penrith, Cumbria and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) north west of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England.

History

The airfield was used by No. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF (MU) at RAF Silloth but changed to No. 12 MU at RAF Kirkbride.

The landing ground was also temporarily operated by No. 18 MU at RAF Dumfries sometime between July and September of 1940.

Aircraft Operated

• Fairey Battles
• Bristol Blenheims
• Blackburn Bothas
• Lockheed Hudsons

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations
• List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units