RAF Bodorgan

The airfield was built on land requisitioned from the Meyrick estate of Bodorgan. Work started on the airfield in 1940, in response to the beginning of the second world war. The site was originally called RAF Aberffraw, but was later changed to RAF Bodorgan. The airfield was initially built for the purpose of being an Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, and was later used as a Satellite Landing Ground. Bodorgan initially had one Blister hangar, with two Bellman hangars added later. Accommodation for personnel was initially in tents, which were replaced by Nissen and Maycrete huts, for accommodation, workshops and technical functions. The hangars were dismantled soon after the airfield closed, but some of the huts remain at the site. ==Based units==

The following units were here at some point: • ‘J’ Flight of No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF (1 AACU) (September 1940 - November 1942) became No. 1606 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF (November 1942 - April 1945) • ‘Z’ Flight, 1 AACU (October 1940 - November 1942) became No. 1620 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF (November 1942 - December 1943) • Detachment of No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF (March 1941 - February 1942) • Detachment of No. 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF (May - November 1943) • No. 48 Maintenance Unit RAF (April 1941 - November 1944) • Detachment of No. 577 Squadron RAF • No. 650 Squadron RAF (November 1944 - June 1945) ==See also==