RAF Sealand, Military air base in Flintshire, Wales.
The Royal Air Force station encompasses hangars, administrative buildings, and specialized training facilities across its extensive grounds near the English border.
Established in 1916 as RFCS Shotwick, the base served as a training airfield during World War I before joining the Royal Air Force in 1924.
The military installation influenced local music when the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released their song titled Sealand in 1981.
Located in northeast Wales, the facility now operates under Defence Equipment and Support, providing maintenance services for military aircraft and electronics.
The base functions as a global repair center for F-35 Lightning II aircraft, featuring specialized clean rooms and radar testing chambers.
GPS coordinates: 53.22243,-2.99796
Latest update: March 15, 2025 05:05
Hawarden Bridge
2.4 km
Jubilee Bridge
1.8 km
Shotwick Castle
1.6 km
Shotwick House
2.4 km
St Michael's Church, Shotwick
1.8 km
Shotwick Hall
2.1 km
St Bartholomew's Church, Sealand
2.1 km
Churchyard boundary wall, Church of St Bartholomew
2.1 km
Bridge Farmhouse
2.5 km
Gates, gatepiers and churchyard wall along north side of Shotwick Lane
1.8 km
Front garden walls and gatepiers at Shotwick Hall
2.1 km
Tombchest of Robert and Martha Ellison, 10 metres southwest of south corner of tower of Church of St Michael
1.8 km
Manor Farmhouse
1.9 km
Tombchest of John Nevett Bennett, 5 metres west of south porch of St Michael's Church
1.8 km
Former kitchen or bakehouse attached to north east corner of Shotwick Hall
2.1 km
Granary 30 metres east of Shotwicklodge Farmhouse
2.2 km
Sundial in the churchyard of St Michael
1.8 km
Tombchest of James Phillips, 2 metres south of the sundial in the Churchyard of St Michael
1.8 km
L-shaped ranges of farm buildings 60 metres north of Shotwick Hall
2.2 km
Greyhound Farmhouse
1.9 km
Tombchest of Rev M Reay and 4 children, 8 metres south of south porch of Church of St Michael
1.8 km
Tombchest of William Briscoe (died 1723) and others, 4 metres west of priest's door to St Michael's Church
1.8 km
South Pair of Aircraft Hangars
260 m
Tombchest of William Briscoe (died 1704) and others, 5 metres southwest of priest's door to St Michael's Church
1.8 km
Office Building, Corus Steelworks
2.3 km
Barn 70 metres north east of Shotwicklodge Farmhouse
2.2 km
North Pair of Aircraft Hangars
313 m
Ferry Bank Farm
1.4 kmReviews
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