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Wickenby
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1971
(© Peter Broom)
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RAF
Wickenby airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
aviation
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Tower Type:
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Not known
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Tower:
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Air
Traffic Control and Clubhouse
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Other
Buildings:
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Few
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History:
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09/42 to 09/45, No. 12 Squadron Bomber Command with Wellingtons, converting
to Lancasters winter 1942/43,
moved to Binbrook post-war.
11/43 to 10/45,
No. 626 Squadron formed and eventually disbanded here.300 operations were flown with 6 Wellingtons and 160 Lancasters lost. The memorial commemorates 1,080 aircrew who lost their lives flying from here. 10/45 to 11/45,
No. 109 Squadron here with Mosquitos, Station then closed to flying.Airfield used for bomb storage, 1949 to 1952, 93 Maintenance Unit, 1952 to 1956, 92 MU. 1956, Airfield sold, now a private airfield. |
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RAF
Wickenby airfield
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Chipmunk landing on the 16/34 runway 2002 (©
Robert Truman)
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RAF
Wickenby airfield
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Diary
of a Bomb Aimer - the story of a 12 Squadron bomb aimer based at Wickenby
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RAF
Wickenby airfield - 12 Squadron - 626 Squadron -
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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09/1942
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Closed:
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/1956
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ID Code:
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UI
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, wood
chips
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 2x - T2
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County:
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Lincolnshire
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Location:
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9 miles NE of Lincoln
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OS Ref:
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TF088803
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs
© copyright as stated
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RAF
Wickenby - 12 Sqn - 109 Sqn - 626 Sqn -
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2002
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Robert Truman)
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RAF
Wickenby airfield
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2002
(©
Robert Truman)
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RAF
Wickenby airfield - 12 Squadron - 626 Squadron -
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RAF
Wickenby airfield & control
tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2002 - Wickenby -
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