RAF Wigsley
Royal Air Force Station Wigsley, also known as RAF Wigsley, is a former Royal Air Force station located 7.3 miles (11.7 km) east of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire and 7.6 miles (12.2 km) west of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wigsley, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1942-1958 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°12′53″N 000°43′42″W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Wigsley Location in Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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History
A RAAF Hampden of No. 455 Squadron at RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire, circa 1942
- No.14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit.[1]
- No. 28 Aircrew Holding Unit.[1]
- No 201 Advanced Flying School.[1]
- No 204 Advanced Flying School.[1]
- No. 455 Squadron RAF with the Handley Page Hampden.[2]
- No. 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.[1]
Current use
The site is now used as farmland.[1]
References
Citations
- "Wigsley II". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- Jefford 1988, p. 93.
Bibliography
- Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
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