RAF Wickenby (closed)

Wickenby, United Kingdom (GB)

09/42 to 09/45, 12 Squadron Bomber Command with Wellingtons, converting to Lancasters winter 1942/43, moved to Binbrook post-war.

11/43 to 10/45, 626 Sqn 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.

10/45 to 11/45, 109 Sqn here with Mosquitos, then Station closed to flying.

Airfield used for bomb storage until 1956 then sold off.

RAF Wickenby (closed)

Wickenby, United Kingdom (GB)

09/42 to 09/45, 12 Squadron Bomber Command with Wellingtons, converting to Lancasters winter 1942/43, moved to Binbrook post-war.

11/43 to 10/45, 626 Sqn 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.

10/45 to 11/45, 109 Sqn here with Mosquitos, then Station closed to flying.

Airfield used for bomb storage until 1956 then sold off.

Military - Historic - Closed Facility
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By: kjfitz