RAF Wigsley | |||||||||||
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Wigsley, Nottinghamshire in England | |||||||||||
![]() RAF Wigsley watchtower | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°12′53″N 000°43′42″W / 53.21472°N 0.72833°W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite station | ||||||||||
Code | UG [1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by |
RAF Bomber Command * No. 5 Group RAF * No. 7 (HCU) Group RAF RAF Flying Training Command * No. 21 Group RAF | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | /42||||||||||
Built by | Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd | ||||||||||
In use | February 1942 - July 1958 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) [1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Wigsley, also known as RAF Wigsley, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 7.3 miles (11.7 km) east of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire and 7.6 miles (12.2 km) west of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
The site is now used as farmland. [6]