EGYT Baker Barracks

Satellite and aerial maps of Thorney Island with nearby locations

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Funtington , England	6.4	030
Eastney Barracks , England	9.9	248
Portsmouth Hospital , England	10.8	289
Horsea Island , England	12.2	277	EGH44
HMS Excellent , England	12.3	267
HMD Portsmouth , England	12.3	262

Thorney Island

1938 to 1976
50° 49' 6.5'' N 0° 55' 28'' W
1.5nm S of Emsworth, Emsworth, West Sussex, England
ICAO: EGYT	IATA:
Elevation: 10 feet

RAF Thorney Island was opened as part of the pre-WWII expansion programme, in 1938. It was used throughout the war and afterwards transferred to Coastal Command and then Transport Command. 46 Squadron flew its Andover C.1s from here until its de-commissioning on 31 Dec 1975.

The runways remain, although after a short period with the Royal Navy and then as a refugee camp for Vietnamese boat people in the early 1980s, they are in poor condition.

The Army took over around 1985 and it is now known as Baker Barracks.

List of units at Thorney Island

Years	Unit
1974/76	22 Squadron	Wessex, Whirlwind,
1964/73	22 Squadron	Whirlwind,
1955/59	22 Squadron	Whirlwind, Type 171 Sycamore,
1945/48	Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit
1945/48	703 NAS	R-4 Hoverfly ,
	202 Squadron	H145D2 / EC145T2, 412, Wessex, Sea King, Whirlwind,