Former RAF Wymeswold
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RAF - Royal Air Force, draw only border, closed / former military
RAF Wymeswold is a former RAF station which was located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. The airfield is situated between Hoton, Wymeswold and Burton on the Wolds, laying in the current district of Charnwood.
It was opened on 16 May 1942 during World War II and was home to Wellington bombers amongst others. It was not used for operations over Germany, but for training. It initially trained bomber pilots until 1944, then was taken over by RAF Transport Command, to train Dakota pilots. RAF Castle Donington was used as a satellite airfield which post-war has turned into East Midlands Airport.
From 1949 it was part of Fighter Command, flying Spitfires until 1950, then Meteors, although the aircraft were flown by the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. The RAuxAF was disbanded on 10 March 1957, which led to the closure of the airfield, after it had served as a satellite station of RAF Syerston for its Jet Provost training aircraft. It was closed as an RAF station in early 1957, although it continued to be used for aircraft maintenance by various private organisations until 1968.
It did not close as an RAF Base in 1957 as RAF Syerston still used it as a satellite airfield in 1963.
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It was opened on 16 May 1942 during World War II and was home to Wellington bombers amongst others. It was not used for operations over Germany, but for training. It initially trained bomber pilots until 1944, then was taken over by RAF Transport Command, to train Dakota pilots. RAF Castle Donington was used as a satellite airfield which post-war has turned into East Midlands Airport.
From 1949 it was part of Fighter Command, flying Spitfires until 1950, then Meteors, although the aircraft were flown by the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. The RAuxAF was disbanded on 10 March 1957, which led to the closure of the airfield, after it had served as a satellite station of RAF Syerston for its Jet Provost training aircraft. It was closed as an RAF station in early 1957, although it continued to be used for aircraft maintenance by various private organisations until 1968.
It did not close as an RAF Base in 1957 as RAF Syerston still used it as a satellite airfield in 1963.
www.hoap.co.uk/who/who27.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wymeswold
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°47'41"N 1°7'57"W
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- Former RAF Elvington 127 km
- Former tank training ground 183 km
- Holy Loch 434 km
- Terrain Militaire de Souges 880 km
- 120 Airbase Cazaux 915 km
- Stanford Hall Estate 3.2 km
- Loughborough University 7.5 km
- Mountsorrel Quarry 7.5 km
- Outwoods 9 km
- Beedles Lake Golf Course 10 km
- Swithland Wood 11 km
- Watermead Country Park North 12 km
- Bradgate Park 13 km
- Watermead Country Park 13 km
- The National Forest 26 km