High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Colombo Racecourse Airstrip was a temporary airfield constructed at the Colombo Racecourse in Colombo during World War II for the Royal Air Force. After the fall of Singapore the Royal Navy's East Indies Station was moved to Colombo and then to Trincomalee. Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon with Air Vice Marshal John D'Albaic as air officer commanding, No. 222 Group RAF which was based in Ceylon. The order was given to construct an airfield at the Colombo Racecourse. D S Senanayake, Minister of Agriculture and Lands (later th 1st Prime Minister of Ceylon) was given the task of its construction.

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