RAF Wickenby airfield - 12 Squadron

1971 (© Peter Broom)

RAF Wickenby airfield control tower

Agriculture, aviation

Air Traffic Control and Clubhouse

Other Buildings:

/09/1942 to /09/1945, No. 12 Squadron Bomber Command with Wellingtons, converting to Lancasters winter 1942/43, moved to Binbrook post-war.
/11/1943 to /10/1945, 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.
/10/1945 to /11/1945, 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.

RAF Wickenby airfield control tower

Chipmunk landing on the 16/34 runway 2002 (© Robert Truman)

RAF Wickenby airfield - 12 Squadron - 626 Squadron -

Operational Bomber

3x - concrete, wood chips

1x - B1, 2x - T2

9 miles NE of Lincoln

RAF Wickenby - 12 Sqn - 109 Sqn - 626 Sqn -

RAF Wickenby airfield

RAF Wickenby airfield - 12 Squadron - 626 Squadron -

RAF Wickenby airfield - 12 Squadron - 626 Squadron -
Airfield:	Operational Bomber
Opened:	/09/1942
Closed:	/1956
ID Code:	UI
USAAF Station:	N/A
Runways:	3x - concrete, wood chips
Hangars:	1x - B1, 2x - T2
County:	Lincolnshire
Location:	9 miles NE of Lincoln
OS Ref:	TF088803
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©:	Photographs © copyright as stated
RAF Wickenby - 12 Sqn - 109 Sqn - 626 Sqn -

RAF Wickenby airfield control tower
Airfield Today:	Agriculture, aviation
Tower Type:	Not known
Tower:	Air Traffic Control and Clubhouse
Other Buildings:	Few
History:	/09/1942 to /09/1945, No. 12 Squadron Bomber Command with Wellingtons, converting to Lancasters winter 1942/43, moved to Binbrook post-war. /11/1943 to /10/1945, 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. /10/1945 to /11/1945, 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.
RAF Wickenby airfield control tower