RAF Wigsley | |||||||||||
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| Wigsley, Nottinghamshire in England | |||||||||||
 RAF Wigsley watchtower | |||||||||||
  RAF Wigsley Shown within Nottinghamshire  RAF Wigsley RAF Wigsley (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| 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.
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 214.