RAF Mona

RAF Mona RAF Anglesey RNAS Anglesey
Anglesey in Wales
EGOQ Shown within Anglesey
Coordinates	53°15′31″N 004°22′25″W / 53.25861°N 4.37361°W / 53.25861; -4.37361Coordinates: 53°15′31″N 004°22′25″W / 53.25861°N 4.37361°W / 53.25861; -4.37361
Type	Royal Air Force station - Relief Landing Ground
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1915 (1915)
In use	1915-Present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EGOQ
Elevation	62 metres (203 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 04/22 1,579 metres (5,180 ft) Asphalt

RAF Mona (ICAO: EGOQ) is a Royal Air Force station near Bodffordd on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It is primarily used as a relief landing ground for RAF Valley. Mona was opened as a Royal Naval Air Service airship base in 1915. During Second World War it was used as an air gunnery school, flying Avro Ansons. Today, Mona is used for circuit practice by BAE Hawks from RAF Valley along with a civilian flying club and 2474 (Cefni) Squadron Air Training Corps.

History

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

• No. 3 Air Gunnery School
• No. 4 Flying Training School RAF
• No. 5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
• No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
• No. 8 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
• No. 202 Advanced Flying School
• No. 255 Squadron RAF
• No. 251 (Special Duty) Flight
• No. 522 (Special Duty) Flight
• No. 577 Squadron RAF

Accidents and Incidents

A Hawk crashed at RAF Mona in 2006. The pilot ejected safely and was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd and the pilot made a full recovery

A Hawk overshot the runway at RAF Mona at 10:50 BST Friday 13 September 2013. The aircraft was practising forced landings when it hit a goose. The aircraft hit the bird while on the runway and ended up in the arresting safety net. Both instructor and pupil were seriously hurt in the incident and were airlifted to Bangor hospital by rescue 122 of RAF Valley

References

External links

• World Aero Data information for EGOQ

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