Witchford
WITCHFORD: Military aerodrome much later private airstrip
Military users: WW2: RAF Bomber Command 3 Group
115 Sqdn (Avro Lancasters)
196 & 513 Sqdns (Short Stirlings)
Location: W of A10, S of A142, SE of Witchford, 2nm SW of Ely
Period of operation: 1943 to 1946
Runways: 10/28 1829x46 hard 16/34 1280x46 hard
04/22 1280x46 hard
NOTES: In an article in Light Aviation magazine, (April 2008), it is mentioned that the Auster J2 Arrow G-BEAH was based at WITCHFORD and they used a grass runway plus a concrete strip being part of a WW2 runway.
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