RAF Santacruz












































RAF Santacruz
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Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Royal Air Force
Location
Bombay, India
Built 1941
In use 1942-1947
Elevation AMSL
 37 ft / 11 m
Coordinates
19°05′19″N 072°52′05″E / 19.08861°N 72.86806°E / 19.08861; 72.86806Coordinates: 19°05′19″N 072°52′05″E / 19.08861°N 72.86806°E / 19.08861; 72.86806
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RAF Santacruz is located in India

RAF Santacruz

RAF Santacruz



Location in India


Runways






























Direction
 Length
 Surface
ft
 m
04/22
 5,174
 1,577
Concrete
09/27
 5,220
 1,590
 Concrete
14/32
 5,030
 1,530
 Concrete





External image

A 1945-46 photo of RAF Santacruz taken from the air showing its three runways

RAF Santacruz was a Royal Air Force airfield in Bombay (now called Mumbai), then British India which saw extensive use in World War II.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Squadrons


  • 3 Current use


  • 4 References





History


The Airfield was constructed in the 1930s when the nearby Juhu Aerodrome, located close by, could not cope with the fighters, bombers and other large transport planes of the Air Force, that required longer and stronger runways. The Santacruz Airfield covered an area of about 1,500 acres (607 hectares). It had three runways originally[1] and built as a standard Class A airfield, the main feature of which was a set of three intersecting concrete runways placed in a triangular pattern. The technical area and apron were located to the south between 09/27 and 14/32 and connected to a 50 feet (15 m) wide perimeter track. After the end of the War, the airport was handed over to the Director General of Civil Aviation for Civil operations and continues civilian operations.[2]



Squadrons


Numerous Fighter Squadrons and support units were stationed at Santacruz from 1942 to 1947.[3]






































Unit
 Dates
 Aircraft
 Variant
 Notes

No. 159 Squadron RAF
 1945-1946
Consolidated Liberator
 Mk.VIII
 Detachment from RAF Salbani, West Bengal

No. 203 Squadron RAF
 November 1943-October 1944:
Vickers Wellington
Coastal patrols

No. 217 Squadron RAF
 1947



No. 244 Squadron RAF





Current use


It is now known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.



References





  1. ^ "Transport by Air". Maharashtra State Gazetteers. 1987. Retrieved 2012-03-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Airfield, Santacruz". Hansard. 30 October 1946. Retrieved 2012-03-21.


  3. ^ "RAF Santacruz". www.rafweb.org. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-21.










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