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RAF Leicester East | |||||||||||||||
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Stoughton, Leicestershire in England | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°36′28″N 001°01′55″W / 52.60778°N 1.03194°W | ||||||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||||||
Code | LE | ||||||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1943-44 RAF Transport Command 1944- | ||||||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||||||
Built | 1942 | /43||||||||||||||
In use | October 1943 - December 1947 | ||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: EGBG | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 139 metres (456 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: UK AIP at NATS[2] |
Royal Air Force Leicester East, more commonly known as RAF Leicester East (ICAO: EGBG), is a former Royal Air Force station, near the village of Stoughton, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east southeast of Leicester,[2] Leicestershire, England.
It was constructed in 1942 and formally opened in October 1943. The airfield is now Leicester Airport.