RAF Wratting Common
Royal Air Force Wratting Common or more simply RAF Wratting Common is a former Royal Air Force station located near Newmarket, Suffolk, UK.
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  RAF Wratting Common Shown within Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°07′30″N 000°24′05″E | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
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| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1947 | ||||||||||
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| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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History
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 24 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
- No. 90 Squadron RAF
- No. 195 Squadron RAF
- No. 273 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 1552 Radio Aids Training Flight No. 2 Section
- No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
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References
- "Wratting Common (West Wickham)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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