RAF Woodhall Spa

RAF Woodhall Spa
Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire in England
Avro Lancaster of 617 Squadron at Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa is located in Lincolnshire
RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa
Shown within Lincolnshire
RAF Woodhall Spa is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates53°07′54″N 0°11′04″W / 53.13167°N 0.18444°W / 53.13167; -0.18444
TypeSatellite station
CodeWS[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 5 Group RAF
Site history
Built1941 (1941)/42
In useFebruary 1942 - 1967 (1967)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Woodhall Spa, or more simply RAF Woodhall Spa, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Coningsby, Lincolnshire and 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.[2]

  1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 217.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pastscape was invoked but never defined (see the help page).