RAF Witchford
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RAF Witchford was a Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Cambridgeshire, England, that operated during the Second World War.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| airfieldGridReference | near TL 518 770 ⓘ |
| airfieldType | Class A bomber airfield ⓘ |
| associatedWith | No. 33 Base, RAF Waterbeach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | heavy bomber operations ⓘ |
| closed | post-Second World War ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| controlledBy | RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 2 miles southwest of Ely ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| garrison | No. 3 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasControlTower | World War II standard control tower ⓘ |
| hasHangarType |
B1 hangar
ⓘ
T2 hangar ⓘ |
| hasHardstandings | yes ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | commemorated by local museum displays ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | RAF Witchford memorial at Witchford ⓘ |
| hasPerimeterTrack | yes ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLayout | three-runway triangular pattern ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | remains largely removed, with some traces visible in aerial imagery ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ely, Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| notableRole | night bombing operations over occupied Europe ⓘ |
| opened | 1943 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Bomber Command airfield network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
industrial estate ⓘ |
| primaryAircraft |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Short Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 3 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationCode | WD ⓘ |
| stationedUnit |
No. 115 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 195 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 196 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 513 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disused airfield ⓘ |
| usedFor | bomber operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.