RAF St Pancras

External image
Harrier XV741 landing at St Pancras
image icon Harrier GR.1 landing at St Pancras from Royal Air Force Museum
RAF St Pancras
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Location
RAF St Pancras is located in Greater London
RAF St Pancras
RAF St Pancras
Shown within London
Coordinates51°32′01″N 000°07′28″W / 51.53361°N 0.12444°W / 51.53361; -0.12444
Site history
Built1969 (1969)
In useMay 1969 – May 1969

RAF St Pancras was a temporary, but official, Royal Air Force station established in the Somers Town Goods Yard beside St Pancras railway station in London. The base was opened and closed in May 1969.[1] It served as the takeoff location of the winning entry of Flt Lt Tom Lecky-Thompson and Harrier XV741 in the London to New York leg of the Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race on 5 May.[1][2] It also was the landing location for Harrier XV744 piloted by Sqn Ldr Graham Williams in the New York to London leg of the race on 9 May.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Harris, Nigel (2009). "Stop & Examine". Rail (630). Bauer: 79.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Keith (2021). RAF in Camera: 100 Years on Display. Pen and Sword. pp. 69–70. ISBN 9781526752215. Retrieved 10 February 2025 – via Google Books.
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