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Wellingore
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Opened: 1917 as Wellingore Heath
Closed:
Re-opened: 1935
expanded to full airfield during winter 1939/40
Closed: 1945
Airfield code: JW
Squadrons based here:
Up to Jun 1940 Wellingore served as a relief landing ground for Cranwell
29 Sqn :: 9 Jul 1940 - Apr 1941
402 Sqn RCAF :: May 1941 - Jun 1941; 12 Jan 1944 - 29 Apr 1944
412 Sqn RCAF :: Oct 1941 - May 1942
54 Sqn :: 2 Jun 1942 - 19 Jun 1942
154 Sqn :: Sep 1942 - Nov 1942
81 Sqn :: 1 Sep 1942 - 30 Oct 1942
288 Sqn :: Dec 1942 - Jan 1943
613 Sqn :: Apr 1943 - May 1943
349 Sqn :: Aug 1943
416 Sqn RCAF :: 29 May 1943 - 7 Jun 1943; 19 Sep 1943 - 2 Oct 1943
439 Sqn RCAF :: Jan 1944 -
RAF Wellingore has its origins in a naval landing site for the RNAS, then known as Wellingore Heath. During the winter of 1939-40 a concrete peritrack and 8 hangars gave the airfield some substance. During World Word II a variety of squadrons passed through the camp. Notable personalities include Wg Cdr Guy Gibson. 439 Sqn RCAF formed here in Jan 1944. From 29 Apr 1944 until closure in 1945 Wellingore served as a relief landing ground for nearby RAFC Cranwell.
Post-war the station served as a camp for ex-prisoners of war from Germany and the Ukraine and finally reverted to farmland in the 1950s.
The Viking Way long-distance footpath passes immediately to the east of the airfield site along High Dyke (Ermine Street Roman Road) from Wellingore towards Cranwell. If you drive on the minor road from Wellingore to Leadenham along the top of the Lincoln Edge you will pass the former domestic site, part of which is now a picnic area and viewpoint, in the strip wood to the west of the road at Pottergate (SK984566). A public footpath leading from the Pottergate junction (987563) in a south-east direction led to Wellingore airfield. View photographs.
RAF Wellingore on ControlTower.co.uk
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