RAF Wratting Common
RAF Wratting Common | |||||||||||
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Withersfield in England | |||||||||||
RAF Wratting Common Shown within Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°07′30″N 000°24′05″E / 52.12500°N 0.40139°E | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
In use | 1943-1947 | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Wratting Common or more simply RAF Wratting Common is a former Royal Air Force station located near Newmarket, Suffolk, UK.
History[]
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 24 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
- No. 90 Squadron RAF
- No. 195 Squadron RAF
- No. 273 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 1552 Radio Aids Training Flight No. 2 Section
- No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
References[]
- ^ "Wratting Common (West Wickham)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
Categories:
- Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force stations in Cambridgeshire