- Source: RAF Witchford
Royal Air Force Witchford, or more simply RAF Witchford, is a former Royal Air Force Royal Air Force sub-station about 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England and 13 miles (21 km) north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
History
Units:
No. 115 Squadron RAF first started using RAF Witchford from 26 November 1943 with the Avro Lancaster II before changing to the Mk I and III Lancasters in March 1944 before moving to RAF Graveley on 10 September 1945
No. 195 Squadron RAF reformed at the airfield on 1 October 1944 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wratting Common on 13 November 1944 where the squadron disbanded on 14 August 1945
No. 196 Squadron RAF started using the airfield on 19 Jul 1943 with the Vickers Wellington X until these were replaced with the Short Stirling III during their stay. The squadron left on 18 November 1943 moving to RAF Leicester East
No. 513 Squadron RAF formed at Witchford on 15 September 1943 with the Stirling III before disbanding on 21 November 1943 at the airfield
No. 29 Air Crew Holding Unit between October 1945 and March 1946
An element of No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School RAF between May and July 1944
A total of 99 bombers despatched on operations from Witchford were lost, 8 being Stirlings and 91 Lancasters.
RAF Witchford was at first included among the initial sites for the Project Emily deployment of PGM-17 Thor intermediate range ballistic missiles, at the instigation of the Americans in 1958, but the land was owned by the Church Commissioners, and nearby RAF Mepal was substituted. The main selection criterion was the condition of the road network connecting the bases; a grade of more than one in seventeen was considered an unacceptable risk of grounding the missile transport.
Current use
Most of the site is now the Lancaster Way Business Park, with the rest used for farming.
See also
List of former Royal Air Force stations
References
= Citations
== Bibliography
=Boyes, John (2015). Thor Ballistic Missile: The United States and the United Kingdom in Partnership. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Fonthill Media. ISBN 978-1-78155-481-4.
Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
External links
Cameron, Donald. "C-Cameron: Memoirs of World War II in Bomber Command". – by a former RAF Squadron 115 pilot
Loss of Lancaster HK559 - an account of just one crew lost from Witchford and of subsequent commemoration ceremonies
The RAF Witchford & Mepal Display – collection of memorabilia
An extensive history of the station, with some coverage of RAF Mepal, is contained in 'Memories of RAF Witchford' by Barry and Sue Aldridge.
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- RAF Witchford
- Witchford
- Mepal
- RAF Leconfield
- No. 3 Group RAF
- List of former Royal Air Force stations
- Project Emily
- No. 115 Squadron RAF
- No. 195 Squadron RAF
- Offley
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