RAF Saltby

RAF Saltby USAAF Station 538
Saltby, Leicestershire in England
RAF Saltby on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces
Controlled by	RAF Flying Training Command Ninth Air Force
Location
RAF Saltby Shown within Leicestershire
Coordinates	52°49′44″N 000°42′51″W / 52.82889°N 0.71417°W / 52.82889; -0.71417
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1941-1948 (1948)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Airfield information
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Saltby or more simply RAF Saltby is a former Royal Air Force station located near Saltby, Leicestershire, England. It is now home to Buckminster Gliding Club.

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

• No. 14 Operational Training Unit RAF
• No. 32 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
• No. 216 Maintenance Unit RAF
• No. 255 Maintenance Unit RAF
• No. 256 Maintenance Unit RAF
• No. 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
• 314th Troop Carrier Group
  • 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron
  • 50th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • 61st Troop Carrier Squadron
  • 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron

References

1. "Saltby". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 June 2020.