This is a historic article about an Military Base which no longer exists or has been replaced.
RAF Biggin Hill (ICAO: SL--) was a public military airfield located in the 'Gurla' region of northern Satori. Directly adjacent to New JBT Airport, RAF Biggin Hill was a Second World War themed airfield.
Landing Advisories
- Criss-crossing runways were both unmarked and unlit.
Background
Like the later Calpe Airfield, RAF Biggin Hill was dedicated to London Biggin Hill Airport. Biggin Hill is best known for its role during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, when it served as one of the principal fighter bases protecting London and South East England from attack by enemy bombers. Over the course of the war, fighters based at Biggin Hill claimed 1,400 enemy aircraft, at the cost of the lives of 453 Biggin Hill based aircrew. [1]
Airlines
At its height, there were no scheduled services operating to or from RAF Biggin Hill, however charter flights may have been available on request.
Facilities and services
Pilots' facilities
General facilities
Images
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References
- ↑ Dahlia Jayaram. The Great Balloon Adventure ~ Satori (English) (eBook) pp. pp.77-81. Issuu. Retrieved on 2014-04-25.