WOODHALL SPA |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
Lincolnshire |
WS | ||||||
General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
Opened |
February 1942 |
Runways |
3 Concrete | ||||
Closed |
1964 |
Hangers |
1 – Type B1, 2 – Type T2 | ||||
Elevation |
45 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
97 Sqn |
5 GP |
02/03/43 |
18/04/43 |
Lancaster I, III | |||
619 Sqn |
5 GP |
18/04/43 |
09/01/44 |
Lancaster I, III | |||
617 Sqn |
5 GP |
10/01/44 |
17/06/45 |
Lancaster I, III | |||
627 Sqn |
5 GP |
15/04/44 |
30/09/45 |
Mosquito IV, XVI, XX, XXV | |||
Points of Interest | |||||||
Opened as Tattershall Thorpe as satellite to Coningsby February 1942 | |||||||
Renamed Woodhall Spa | |||||||
Became No. 54 Base substation August 1943 | |||||||
W/C G.L. Cheshire, DSO, DFC, 617 Sqn, awarded VC 8 September 1944, for numerous acts of courage on four bomber tours. | |||||||
Station Memorial | |||||||
Woodhall Spa | |||||||