X3SY Airport - FAA Information

  • X3SY Airport - RAF Saltby opened in 1942, it was used by both the RAF and USAAF. During the war it was used primarily as a transport airfield. After the war it was closed in 1945. it is now home to the Buckminster Gliding Club - by Chris Hall by Chris Hall
  • X3SY Airport - hangar map at Saltby airfield - by Chris Hall by Chris Hall
  • X3SY Airport - hangar at Saltby airfield - by Chris Hall by Chris Hall
  • X3SY Airport - Douglas C-47 Skytrain on the memorial at Saltby airfield, which were based there from December 1943 with the USAAF troop carrier squadrons which played major roles in the D-Day landings and Operation Market Garden - by Chris Hall by Chris Hall
  • X3SY Airport - hangars at Saltby airfield - by Chris Hall by Chris Hall
  • X3SY Airport - Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden bomber on the memorial at Saltby airfield which were based there from August 1941 until August 1943 - by Chris Hall by Chris Hall
  • X3SY Airport - memorial at Saltby airfield - by Chris Hall by Chris Hall