RAF Woolfox Lodge
Former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Woolfox Lodge, or more simply RAF Woolfox Lodge, is a former Royal Air Force station next to the A1 road in Rutland, UK. The airfield is split between the parishes of Empingham and Greetham. It was open from 1940 until 1966.
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RAF Woolfox Lodge | |||||||||||
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Pickworth, Rutland in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°42′34″N 000°34′33″W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | WL[1] | ||||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 3 Group RAF * No. 5 Group RAF * No. 7 (T) Group RAF | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1939 (1939)/40 | ||||||||||
Built by | John Mowlem Ltd[1] | ||||||||||
In use | December 1940 - January 1966 (1966) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 105 metres (344 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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