RAF Chailey
| RAF Chailey | |||||||||
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| Chailey, East Sussex in England | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | RAF advanced landing ground | ||||||||
| Code | AJ | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 84 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command No. 11 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°57′19″N 000°03′20″W / 50.95528°N 0.05556°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||
| Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
| In use | June 1943 - January 1945 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 32 metres (105 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Chailey or more simply RAF Chailey is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground close to the village of Chailey near Burgess Hill in East Sussex during the Second World War. It was an example of an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), a type of simple, temporary airfield designed to support the invasion of continental Europe.