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Wickenby
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1971
(© Peter J Broom)
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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, 12 Squadron Bomber Command with Wellingtons, converting
to Lancasters winter 1942/43,
moved to Binbrook post-war.
11/43 to 10/45, 626 Sqn 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, 109 Sqn here with Mosquitos, then Station closed to flying. Airfield used for bomb storage until 1956 then sold off. |
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2002
Chipmunk landing on the 16/34 runway
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RAF Station
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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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RAF
Wickenby airfield
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RAF
Wickenby airfield & control
tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2002
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