RAF Wigsley
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![]() RAF Wigsley watchtower | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 / 53.21472°N 0.72833°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() RAF Wigsley Location in Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
History[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/455_Squadron_RAAF_Hampden_at_RAF_Wigsley_circa_1942_AWM_SUK10370.jpg/220px-455_Squadron_RAAF_Hampden_at_RAF_Wigsley_circa_1942_AWM_SUK10370.jpg)
A RAAF Hampden of No. 455 Squadron at RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire, circa 1942
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- 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]
See also[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ a b c d e f "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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Categories:
- 1941 establishments in England
- Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom