RAF Wigsley

RAF Wigsley
RAF Wigsley watchtower
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Wigsley, Nottinghamshire
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1942-1958 (1958)
Elevation AMSL	26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates	53°12′53″N 000°43′42″W
Map
RAF Wigsley Location in Nottinghamshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt

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

A RAAF Hampden of No. 455 Squadron at RAF Wigsley, Nottinghamshire, circa 1942

• No.14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit.
• No. 28 Aircrew Holding Unit.
• No 201 Advanced Flying School.
• No 204 Advanced Flying School.
• No. 455 Squadron RAF with the Handley Page Hampden.
• No. 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.

Current use

The site is now used as farmland.

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

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.