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{{short description|Defunct airfield in Maharashtra, India}} | {{short description|Defunct airfield in Maharashtra, India}} | ||
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'''RAF Kalyan''' was a [[Royal Air Force]] station located at Nevali village 6 km south of [[Kalyan, India|Kalyan]], operational during [[World War II]] in [[British India]]. It was the primary landing ground for the nearby city of Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]) as early as 1920,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200152.html |title=Imperial Air Routes|publisher= [[FlightGlobal]] |date=5 February 1920 |accessdate=29 March | '''RAF Kalyan''' was a [[Royal Air Force]] station located at Nevali village 6 km south of [[Kalyan, India|Kalyan]], operational during [[World War II]] in [[British India]]. It was the primary landing ground for the nearby city of Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]) as early as 1920,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1920/1920%20-%200152.html |title=Imperial Air Routes|publisher= [[FlightGlobal]] |date=5 February 1920 |accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref> much before the airfields of [[Juhu Aerodrome|Juhu]] and [[RAF Santacruz]] were established. Several Fighter Squadrons and support units were stationed at Kalyan from 1942 to 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-K.htm#Kalyan |title=RAF Kalyan|publisher= www.rafweb.org |date=9 January 2011 |accessdate= 29 March 2013}} </ref> | ||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kalyan, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 60 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°10′44.41″N 073°07′0.67″E / 19.1790028°N 73.1168528°E | ||||||||||||||
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RAF Kalyan was a Royal Air Force station located at Nevali village 6 km south of Kalyan, operational during World War II in British India. It was the primary landing ground for the nearby city of Bombay (now Mumbai) as early as 1920,[1] much before the airfields of Juhu and RAF Santacruz were established. Several Fighter Squadrons and support units were stationed at Kalyan from 1942 to 1947.[2] The field was abandoned after the war.
| Unit | Dates | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|
| No. 20 Squadron RAF | 1945–1946 | Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Tempest |
| No. 110 Squadron RAF | March 1942 | Vultee Vengeance, de Havilland Mosquito |
| No. 7110 Servicing Echelon | 30 Sep – 6 Oct 1944 | |
| No. 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | 1945 – Jan 1946 | |
| No 129 Staging post | 31 Jan – 7 Apr 1945 |
Current use[edit | edit source]
The site now hosts a research and development laboratory of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Imperial Air Routes". FlightGlobal. 5 February 1920. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "RAF Kalyan". www.rafweb.org. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ Sanjay Jog (20 January 2013). "NSA had rejected Kalyan site for Mumbai airport in 2007". Business Standard News. Retrieved 31 October 2015.