RAF Wickenby | |||||||||||
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| Holton cum Beckering, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
  RAF Wickenby Shown within Lincolnshire  RAF Wickenby RAF Wickenby (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°19′01″N 000°20′56″W / 53.31694°N 0.34889°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Satellite station | ||||||||||
| Code | UI[1] | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| Built by | John Laing & Son Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | September 1942 – 1956 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGNW | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 25 metres (82 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Wickenby, or more simply RAF Wickenby, was a purpose-built Royal Air Force satellite station constructed late 1942 and early 1943. It lies halfway between Wickenby and Holton cum Beckering, to the south-east of Wickenby close to the B1399 in West Lindsey, 8 NM (15 km; 9.2 mi) north-east of Lincoln, England.
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 214.