Type Satellite station Year built 1917 | In use 1917-1945 (1945) Owner Air Ministry | |
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Battles/wars First World WarSecond World War | ||
RAF Collyweston is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south west of Stamford, Lincolnshire and 11 miles (18 km) north east of Corby, Northamptonshire, England.
The airfield was a satellite station of RAF Wittering and used by the Enemy Aircraft Flight during the Second World War.
History
Founded in 1917 as No. 5 Training Depot Station, the station was renamed RAF Collyweston following formation of the Royal Air Force, via merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) on 1 April 1918. The airfield was absorbed as a satellite station of RAF Wittering in 1939.
In 1941 the runways of Wittering and Collyweston were joined together to make one 2-mile long, grass runway.
References
RAF Collyweston Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA