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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">RAF Wittering<div style="padding-bottom:2px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/90px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/135px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/180px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> </div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="label"><a href="/wiki/Wittering,_Cambridgeshire" title="Wittering, Cambridgeshire">Wittering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a> in England</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_Wittering_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3619739.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Royal_Air_Force_Wittering_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3619739.jpg/250px-Royal_Air_Force_Wittering_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3619739.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Royal_Air_Force_Wittering_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3619739.jpg/375px-Royal_Air_Force_Wittering_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3619739.jpg 1.5x, 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data-file-height="369" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><i>Strength is Freedom</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media 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div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cambridgeshire_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="RAF Wittering is located in Cambridgeshire"><img alt="RAF Wittering is located in Cambridgeshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Cambridgeshire_UK_location_map.svg/250px-Cambridgeshire_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Cambridgeshire_UK_location_map.svg/375px-Cambridgeshire_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Cambridgeshire_UK_location_map.svg/500px-Cambridgeshire_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1125" data-file-height="1266" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:18.092%;left:4.964%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RAF Wittering"><img alt="RAF Wittering" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/20px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:6px"><div>RAF Wittering</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Shown within Cambridgeshire</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=RAF_Wittering&params=52_36_45_N_000_28_35_W_region:GB_type:airport"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°36′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">000°28′35″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.61250°N 0.47639°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.61250; -0.47639</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Air combat support station</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">449 hectares</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Controlled by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/No._2_Group_RAF" title="No. 2 Group RAF">No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Condition</th><td class="infobox-data">Operational</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-wittering/">www<wbr />.raf<wbr />.mod<wbr />.uk<wbr />/our-organisation<wbr />/stations<wbr />/raf-wittering<wbr />/</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Site history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">5 May 1916</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In use</th><td class="infobox-data">1916 – present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Garrison information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander">Wing Commander</a> Nicola Duncan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Headquarters and elements of <a href="/wiki/No._42_(Expeditionary_Support)_Wing_RAF" title="No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF">No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing</a></li> <li>Headquarters and elements of <a href="/wiki/No._85_(Expeditionary_Logistics)_Wing_RAF" title="No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing RAF">No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing</a></li> <li>Headquarters 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group</li> <li>Headquarters and elements of 20 Works Group Royal Engineers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._16_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 16 Squadron RAF">No. 16 Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._115_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 115 Squadron RAF">No. 115 Squadron</a></li> <li>South & East Midlands Wing, RAF Air Cadets</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_London_Air_Squadron" title="University of London Air Squadron">University of London Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Air_Squadron" title="Cambridge University Air Squadron">Cambridge University Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._5_Air_Experience_Flight_RAF" title="No. 5 Air Experience Flight RAF">No. 5 Air Experience Flight</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Airfield information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Identifiers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code" class="mw-redirect" title="International Civil Aviation Organization airport code">ICAO</a>: EGXT, <a href="/wiki/Location_identifier#WMO_station_identifiers" title="Location identifier">WMO</a>: 03462</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">83.3 metres (273 ft) <a href="/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above mean sea level">AMSL</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%; margin:-2px -1px -1px -1px; border-spacing:0;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #ddd"> <th colspan="2" style="font-weight:normal; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 0 1px 0;">Runways</th> </tr><tr style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: left;"> <th scope="col" style="font-weight:normal; width: 25%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 0;padding:1px 2px;"><a href="/wiki/Runway#Orientation_and_dimensions" title="Runway">Direction</a></th> <th scope="col" style="font-weight:normal; width: 75%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 0 0 1px;padding:1px 2px;">Length and surface</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">07/25</td> <td style="text-align: left;">2,759 metres (9,052 ft) <a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">Asphalt</a></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="text-align: left; background-color: #eee"><b>Source</b>: RAF Wittering Defence Aerodrome Manual<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Royal Air Force Wittering</b> or more simply <b>RAF Wittering</b> (<a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <b>EGXT</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_stations" title="List of Royal Air Force stations">station</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority" title="Unitary authority">unitary authority</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Peterborough" title="Peterborough">Peterborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a> and the unitary authority area of <a href="/wiki/North_Northamptonshire" title="North Northamptonshire">North Northamptonshire</a>. Although <a href="/wiki/Stamford,_Lincolnshire" title="Stamford, Lincolnshire">Stamford</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a> is the nearest town, the runways of RAF Wittering cross the boundary between Cambridgeshire and <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_World_War">First World War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: First World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wittering's use as a military airfield dates back to 5 May 1916 when it began as <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">RFC</a> Stamford. The aerodrome was initially created for A Flight of <a href="/wiki/No._38_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 38 Squadron RAF">No. 38 (Home Defence) Squadron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198837_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJefford198837-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In common with other Home Defence squadrons at the time it was used for training during the day and for air defence at night. From the flight's operational declaration in December 1916 until it deployed to France in November 1917, its <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_B.E.2" title="Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2">BE2cs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_R.E.7" title="Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7">RE7s</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_F.E.2" title="Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2">FE2bs</a> were involved in anti-<a href="/wiki/Zeppelin" title="Zeppelin">Zeppelin</a> patrols.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The station's training role expanded when it became the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a>'s No.1 Training Depot Station in 1917.<sup id="cite_ref-chs_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chs-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The neighbouring airfield, RFC <a href="/wiki/Easton_on_the_Hill" title="Easton on the Hill">Easton on the Hill</a>, also dates back to 1916 and it became No. 5 Training Depot Station in 1917.<sup id="cite_ref-chs_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chs-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>, Easton on the Hill became <a href="/wiki/RAF_Collyweston" title="RAF Collyweston">RAF Collyweston</a> on 1 April 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-chs_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chs-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stamford was retitled RAF Wittering on 10 April 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-chs_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chs-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interwar_period">Interwar period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Interwar period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Flying_Training">Flying Training</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Flying Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RAF Wittering officially reopened in 1924 following an Air Defence Review in 1923. A significant amount of development took place to re-open the station including four new accommodation blocks for airmen, a corporals and airmen's institute, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officers' <a href="/wiki/Mess" title="Mess">Mess</a>, the Officers' Mess,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a new guardroom. The station retained two aircraft hangars from 1917 and an aircraft repair shed. The <a href="/wiki/Central_Flying_School" title="Central Flying School">Central Flying School</a> was at Wittering from 1926 until 1935 being replaced by No. 11 Flying Training School until 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Preparation_for_War_–_Fighter_Command"><span id="Preparation_for_War_.E2.80.93_Fighter_Command"></span>Preparation for War – Fighter Command</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Preparation for War – Fighter Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 1938, the station became a <a href="/wiki/RAF_Fighter_Command" title="RAF Fighter Command">Fighter Command</a> station within <a href="/wiki/No._12_Group_RAF" title="No. 12 Group RAF">No 12 Group</a>. This conversion required another expansion with more land being purchased to the south and east of the station which closed the <a href="/wiki/Stamford,_Lincolnshire" title="Stamford, Lincolnshire">Stamford</a> to <a href="/wiki/Oundle" title="Oundle">Oundle</a> road.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further airmen's accommodation, airmen's mess, technical accommodation and station headquarters were constructed as was a sector control room to control fighter squadrons and anti-aircraft gun batteries within 12 Group's 'K' Sector. The airfield was enhanced with the construction of three new Type C (1934 variant) hangars.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirtles201274_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirtles201274-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_World_War">Second World War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Second World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command,_1939-1945._CH1566.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command%2C_1939-1945._CH1566.jpg/220px-Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command%2C_1939-1945._CH1566.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command%2C_1939-1945._CH1566.jpg/330px-Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command%2C_1939-1945._CH1566.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command%2C_1939-1945._CH1566.jpg/440px-Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command%2C_1939-1945._CH1566.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="586" /></a><figcaption>Flight Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Mark_Henry_Brown" title="Mark Henry Brown">M H Brown</a> and Pilot Officer Chatham of <a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RAF">No. 1 Squadron</a> standing by the nose of a <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hawker Hurricane</a> Mark I at Wittering,. CH1566</figcaption></figure><p>During the Second World War, the station was very active during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Britain" title="Battle of Britain">Battle of Britain</a> and the <a href="/wiki/The_Blitz" title="The Blitz">Blitz</a> in 1940–41 in <a href="/wiki/No._12_Group_RAF" title="No. 12 Group RAF">No. 12 Group</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer2013215_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFalconer2013215-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (controlled from <a href="/wiki/RAF_Watnall" title="RAF Watnall">RAF Watnall</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a>) as it was the main <a href="/wiki/RAF_Fighter_Command_Order_of_Battle_1940" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF Fighter Command Order of Battle 1940">fighter station</a> for a lot of the southern East Midlands, and fighters from the station would often patrol as far as <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>. During the Battle of Britain many squadrons were rotated through Wittering to spells in the south of England with <a href="/wiki/No._11_Group_RAF" title="No. 11 Group RAF">No. 11 Group</a> that was bearing the brunt of the battle. With many of the Luftwaffe raids during the Blitz taking part at night, Wittering-based squadrons were instrumental in the development of night combat techniques. These included the use of the <a href="/wiki/Turbinlite" title="Turbinlite">Turbinlite</a> aircraft which replaced the nose with a powerful searchlight insulated in the nose of <a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">Havocs and Bostons</a>. In April 1943 <a href="/wiki/No._141_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 141 Squadron RAF">No. 141 Squadron</a> were moved in, operating <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">de Havilland Mosquitoes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198860_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJefford198860-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1943 also saw the station host 2 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">USAAF</a> squadrons, albeit temporarily: <a href="/wiki/63d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="63d Fighter Squadron">63 Fighter Squadron</a> USAAF with its P47s operated from Wittering between January and March before moving to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Horsham_St_Faith" title="RAF Horsham St Faith">RAF Horsham St Faith</a>; 55 Fighter Squadron operated its P38s and P51s from Wittering between August and March 1944 before moving to nearby <a href="/wiki/RAF_Kings_Cliffe" title="RAF Kings Cliffe">RAF Kingscliffe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Wittering_aerial_photograph_WWII_IWM_HU_91901.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/RAF_Wittering_aerial_photograph_WWII_IWM_HU_91901.jpg/220px-RAF_Wittering_aerial_photograph_WWII_IWM_HU_91901.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/RAF_Wittering_aerial_photograph_WWII_IWM_HU_91901.jpg/330px-RAF_Wittering_aerial_photograph_WWII_IWM_HU_91901.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/RAF_Wittering_aerial_photograph_WWII_IWM_HU_91901.jpg/440px-RAF_Wittering_aerial_photograph_WWII_IWM_HU_91901.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="609" /></a><figcaption>RAF Wittering after the attack on 14 March 1941. Bomb damage can be seen to the roof of the left-most hangar. The runway linking RAF Wittering to Collyweston Landing Ground had not yet been constructed. WWII IWM HU 91901</figcaption></figure><p>Emergency landing ground K3 was renamed as Collyweston Landing Ground in 1940 with the construction of some blister hangars, a perimeter track and some dispersals, although the next main fighter station further north was <a href="/wiki/RAF_Coleby_Grange" title="RAF Coleby Grange">RAF Coleby Grange</a>. <a href="/wiki/Basil_Embry" title="Basil Embry">Embry</a> in <i>Mission Completed</i> states that in 1940 (the station's official history indicates that this was actually in 1941<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELloydWalshMontellierPalmer201620_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELloydWalshMontellierPalmer201620-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), while used by 25 squadron, equipped with Beaufighter night fighters, the runway was extended from 1,400 yards to 3 miles long to reduce landing accidents at night and in bad weather.<sup id="cite_ref-chs_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chs-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Station's innovative role continued and developed throughout the war. It became the home of both fighter and gunnery research and development units working with new equipment and techniques. In addition, <a href="/wiki/No._1426_Flight_RAF" title="No. 1426 Flight RAF">No. 1426 (Captured Enemy Aircraft) Flight</a> (colloquially known as the RAFwaffe) was based at Collyweston Landing Ground with its wide range of captured Luftwaffe aircraft both evaluating their performance and touring allied bases. In January 1945, the captured enemy aircraft were removed.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the war, the airfield was bombed five times, with seventeen people being killed on 14 March 1941. Aircraft from the station downed 151 Luftwaffe aeroplanes and 89 <a href="/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb" title="V-1 flying bomb">V-1 flying bombs</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Jenkins,_Baron_Jenkins_of_Putney" title="Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney">Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney</a> served at the station, as did <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Humphrey" title="Andrew Humphrey">Andrew Humphrey</a> (later <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a> from 1976 to 1977, who flew <a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Supermarine Spitfires</a> with <a href="/wiki/No._266_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 266 Squadron RAF">266 Squadron</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-war_use">Post-war use</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Post-war use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Wittering_-_9_May_1944_Airphoto.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RAF_Wittering_-_9_May_1944_Airphoto.jpg/220px-RAF_Wittering_-_9_May_1944_Airphoto.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RAF_Wittering_-_9_May_1944_Airphoto.jpg/330px-RAF_Wittering_-_9_May_1944_Airphoto.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RAF_Wittering_-_9_May_1944_Airphoto.jpg/440px-RAF_Wittering_-_9_May_1944_Airphoto.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="869" /></a><figcaption>Aerial photograph of Wittering airfield, 9 May 1944</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bomber_Command">Bomber Command</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bomber Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Immediately after the war RAF Wittering, once again, transferred back to Fighter Command in 1946 providing a home to a variety of squadrons operating Spitfires, Mosquitos and Hornets. In 1948, the Station transferred back to Training Command for 2 years before Maintenance Command took responsibility to undertake some significant redevelopment between 1950 and 1952 as the Cold War saw RAF Wittering become a vital part of the United Kingdom's strategic <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_deterrent" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear deterrent">nuclear deterrent</a> under the control of Bomber Command in 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirtles201275_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirtles201275-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current airfield was created by the merging of RAF Wittering and nearby Collyweston Relief Landing Ground, by the construction of a 1.7-mile runway between them in 1941. Conversion to a Bomber airfield saw the construction of a new concrete runway (slightly to the south of the 1941 runway), taxiways and dispersals (with further H-dispersals and QRA dispersals being added later) that still form the majority of the Station's aircraft operating surfaces. A wide-span Gaydon hangar for the <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">Canberra B2</a> bombers was constructed along with a new control tower, avionics building and nuclear storage and maintenance facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Victor_B.2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/RAF_Victor_B.2.jpg/220px-RAF_Victor_B.2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/RAF_Victor_B.2.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="275" /></a><figcaption>RAF Victor B.2</figcaption></figure><p>In its new guise as a bomber station, RAF Wittering initially operated <a href="/wiki/Avro_Lincoln" title="Avro Lincoln">Avro Lincolns</a> from 1953 although these were replaced by <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">English Electric Canberras</a> later that year.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirtles201275_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirtles201275-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first British operational atomic bomb, the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Danube_(nuclear_weapon)" title="Blue Danube (nuclear weapon)">Blue Danube</a>, was deployed to RAF Wittering in November 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirtles201275_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirtles201275-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first V-bombers (the <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valiant" title="Vickers Valiant">Vickers Valiant</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Victor" title="Handley Page Victor">Handley Page Victor</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Avro_Vulcan" title="Avro Vulcan">Avro Vulcan</a>) were delivered in July 1955. In 1957–58 tests were carried out on the first British hydrogen bomb. This was fitted into the existing Blue Danube casing, and four Valiant bombers flew out of Wittering to Christmas Island in the Pacific, one of them dropping the first device on 15 May 1957 on <a href="/wiki/Operation_Grapple" title="Operation Grapple">Operation Grapple</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOulton1987223_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOulton1987223-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Until January 1969 two squadrons (100 and 139) of Victor B.2 bombers equipped with <a href="/wiki/Blue_Steel_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Steel missile">Blue Steel</a> stand-off missiles were part of the QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) force of the RAF. Two nuclear armed aircraft were permanently on 15 minutes readiness to take off. They were parked within 100 m (110 yd) of the westerly runway threshold. In times of higher tension, four bombers could be stationed beside the runway on the ORP (Operational Readiness Platform). If the aircraft were manned they could all be airborne within 30 seconds, a feat often demonstrated at V force stations across the country. Since the incoming missile warning from the <a href="/wiki/RAF_Fylingdales" title="RAF Fylingdales">RAF Fylingdales</a> <a href="/wiki/BMEWS" class="mw-redirect" title="BMEWS">BMEWS</a> array was only four minutes before impact this ensured if the country came under attack, the bombers would be scrambled and able to retaliate.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1968, the base became part of <a href="/wiki/RAF_Strike_Command" title="RAF Strike Command">Strike Command</a>. From October 1972 until August 1976, there were two squadrons flying the <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hawker Hunter</a> No. 45 Squadron<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198843_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJefford198843-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> initially and then 58 Squadron as well.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198843_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJefford198843-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Harriers">Harriers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Harriers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Harrier_landing_on_Mexe_Pad_at_RAF_Wittering_MOD_45147875.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Harrier_landing_on_Mexe_Pad_at_RAF_Wittering_MOD_45147875.jpg/220px-Harrier_landing_on_Mexe_Pad_at_RAF_Wittering_MOD_45147875.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Harrier_landing_on_Mexe_Pad_at_RAF_Wittering_MOD_45147875.jpg/330px-Harrier_landing_on_Mexe_Pad_at_RAF_Wittering_MOD_45147875.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Harrier_landing_on_Mexe_Pad_at_RAF_Wittering_MOD_45147875.jpg/440px-Harrier_landing_on_Mexe_Pad_at_RAF_Wittering_MOD_45147875.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>A Harrier is seen landing, at RAF Wittering, on a Forward Operating or MEXE Pad. The pad measures 100ft X 100ft and is made from prefabricated surface aluminium interlocking (PSAI) matting. The pads were used by novice pilots and veterans alike to practice the accuracy of their vertical landings.</figcaption></figure><p>From 1968 the station was known as the <b>Home of the Harrier</b>: the first <a href="/wiki/Harrier_jump_jet" title="Harrier jump jet">Harriers</a> arrived for <a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RAF">No. 1(Fighter) Squadron</a> in August 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJefford198823_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJefford198823-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1971, four aircraft from 1(F) Sqn operated from <a href="/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)" title="HMS Ark Royal (R09)">HMS Ark Royal</a>, the first time the Harrier had operated from an aircraft carrier, under <a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">Wing Commander</a> (later Sir) <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Hayr" title="Kenneth Hayr">Kenneth Hayr</a>, later killed at the Biggin Hill airshow on 2 June 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1982, six Harrier GR3 aircraft were taken down to the <a href="/wiki/Falklands" class="mw-redirect" title="Falklands">Falklands</a> on <a href="/wiki/SS_Atlantic_Conveyor" title="SS Atlantic Conveyor">SS Atlantic Conveyor</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and survived the <a href="/wiki/Exocet" title="Exocet">Exocet</a> attack, later to board <a href="/wiki/HMS_Hermes_(R12)" title="HMS Hermes (R12)">HMS Hermes</a> in May 1982. In June 1982, 12 GR3 aircraft were flown from Wittering, via <a href="/wiki/RAF_Ascension_Island" title="RAF Ascension Island">RAF Ascension Island</a> and mid-air refuelling with Victor tankers, on an 8,000-mile journey to the Falklands in 17 hours, which set an RAF record. The Harriers were from 1(F) Sqn. On 27 May 1982, Sqn Ldr (later Gp Capt) Bob Iveson was hit by anti-aircraft fire from <a href="/wiki/GADA_601" title="GADA 601">GADA 601</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Oerlikon_35_mm_twin_cannon" class="mw-redirect" title="Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon">35mm cannon</a>, and he ejected seconds before his aircraft exploded in mid-air near <a href="/wiki/Goose_Green" title="Goose Green">Goose Green</a>. He evaded capture for two and a half days before being rescued by helicopter.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">The Queen</a> visited the station in June 1982 as part of the <a href="/wiki/RAF_Regiment" title="RAF Regiment">RAF Regiment</a>'s 40th anniversary celebrations.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During January 1992, a new station museum opened in the original station church, which was built in 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarch199385_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarch199385-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was announced in December 2009 that RAF Wittering was to become the sole operational base for the Harriers of Joint Force Harrier after the announcement that RAF Cottesmore was to close. However, as a result of the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Defence_and_Security_Review_2010" title="Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010">Strategic Defence and Security Review</a>, the Harrier fleet was withdrawn in December 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2019, the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> indicated that RAF Wittering, alongside <a href="/wiki/RAF_Waddington" title="RAF Waddington">RAF Waddington</a> and <a href="/wiki/RAF_Leeming" title="RAF Leeming">RAF Leeming</a>, was being considered as the future home of the <a href="/wiki/Red_Arrows" title="Red Arrows">RAF Aerobatic Team</a> the Red Arrows.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2020 however it was confirmed that the team would move to Waddington.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_and_operations">Role and operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Role and operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2016 the Ministry of Defence confirmed that the Station would be one of the RAF's 'well found centres of specialisation for' 'Support Enablers' along with <a href="/wiki/RAF_Leeming" title="RAF Leeming">RAF Leeming</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Command">Command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The station is part of <a href="/wiki/No._2_Group_RAF" title="No. 2 Group RAF">No 2 Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station commander of RAF Wittering is currently <a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander">Wing Commander</a> Jeremy Case who assumed command from <a href="/wiki/Group_Captain" class="mw-redirect" title="Group Captain">Group Captain</a> Jo Lincoln on 10 June 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station's honorary air commodore is Her Royal Highness the <a href="/wiki/Sophie,_Duchess_of_Edinburgh" title="Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh">Duchess of Edinburgh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Royal_Air_Force_Engineering_and_Logistics_Support_Enablers">Royal Air Force Engineering and Logistics Support Enablers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Royal Air Force Engineering and Logistics Support Enablers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The station is the home of the RAF Support Force (the Royal Air Force's engineering and logistic Air Combat Service Support Units (ACSSUs)).<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flying_Training_2">Flying Training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Flying Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grob_G_115E_EA-3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Grob_G_115E_EA-3.JPG/220px-Grob_G_115E_EA-3.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Grob_G_115E_EA-3.JPG/330px-Grob_G_115E_EA-3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Grob_G_115E_EA-3.JPG/440px-Grob_G_115E_EA-3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1904" data-file-height="1361" /></a><figcaption>RAF Wittering hosts a number of units operating the Grob Tutor T1 training aircraft.</figcaption></figure><p>Previously the home of No 1 Training Depot Station (at Stamford aerodrome) and No 5 Training Depot Station (at Easton on the Hill aerodrome) of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> during World War 1 and then the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Central_Flying_School" title="Central Flying School">Central Flying School</a> and No. 11 Flying Training School between the World Wars. RAF Wittering's return to flying training was marked on 4 February 2015 with the arrival of <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Air_Squadron" title="Cambridge University Air Squadron">Cambridge University Air Squadron</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_London_Air_Squadron" title="University of London Air Squadron">University of London Air Squadron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RAF Wittering is also the birthplace of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Gliding_%26_Soaring_Association" title="Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association">Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association</a>'s Four Counties Gliding Club.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Royal_Engineers">Royal Engineers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Royal Engineers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2011 the Ministry of Defence announced that 44 Service personnel from HQ 12 (Air Support) Engineer Group, part of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Engineers" title="Royal Engineers">Royal Engineers</a>, would move from <a href="/wiki/Waterbeach" title="Waterbeach">Waterbeach</a> Barracks to RAF Wittering in 2012–13.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Based_units">Based units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Based units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flying and notable non-flying units based at RAF Wittering.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Royal_Air_Force">Royal Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Royal Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/No._2_Group_RAF" title="No. 2 Group RAF"><b>No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support) RAF</b></a> </p> <ul><li>Support Force <ul><li>Headquarters Support Force</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._42_(Expeditionary_Support)_Wing_RAF" title="No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF">No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing</a> <ul><li>Headquarters No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing</li> <li>No. 71 (Inspection and Repair) Squadron</li> <li>No. 93 (Expeditionary Armament) Squadron</li> <li>No. 5001 Squadron</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._85_(Expeditionary_Logistics)_Wing_RAF" title="No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing RAF">No. 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing</a> <ul><li>Headquarters No. 85 Expeditionary Logistics Wing</li> <li>No. 1 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron</li> <li>No. 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron</li> <li>No. 3 Mobile Catering Squadron</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._504_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 504 Squadron RAF">No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/No._22_Group_RAF" title="No. 22 Group RAF"><b>No. 22 Group (Training) RAF</b></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._3_Flying_Training_School_RAF" title="No. 3 Flying Training School RAF">No. 3 Flying Training School</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._16_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 16 Squadron RAF">No. 16 Squadron</a> – <a href="/wiki/Grob_G_115" title="Grob G 115">Grob Tutor T1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Flying_Training_School_RAF" title="No. 6 Flying Training School RAF">No. 6 Flying Training School</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._5_Air_Experience_Flight_RAF" title="No. 5 Air Experience Flight RAF">No. 5 Air Experience Flight</a> – Grob Tutor T1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._115_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 115 Squadron RAF">No. 115 Squadron</a> – Grob Tutor T1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Air_Squadron" title="Cambridge University Air Squadron">Cambridge University Air Squadron</a> – Grob Tutor T1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_London_Air_Squadron" title="University of London Air Squadron">University of London Air Squadron</a> – Grob Tutor T1</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Training_Corps" title="Air Training Corps">Air Training Corps</a> <ul><li>Headquarters South & East Midlands Wing</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_Army">British Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: British Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Royal_Engineers" title="Royal Engineers">Royal Engineers</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/8th_Engineer_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="8th Engineer Brigade (United Kingdom)">8 Engineer Brigade</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/12_(Force_Support)_Engineer_Group" title="12 (Force Support) Engineer Group">12 (Force Support) Engineer Group</a> <ul><li>Headquarters 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group</li> <li>20 Works Group (Air Support) <ul><li>Headquarters 20 Works Group (Air Support)</li> <li>529 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support) (STRE)</li> <li>532 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support) (STRE)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Dates </th> <th>Unit </th> <th>Aircraft </th> <th>Comments </th></tr> <tr> <td>1916–17 </td> <td>'A' Flight <a href="/wiki/No._38_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 38 Squadron RAF">No 38 (Home Defence) Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_B.E.2" title="Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2">BE2c</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_R.E.7" title="Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7">RE7</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_F.E.2" title="Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2">FE2b</a> </td> <td>Stamford </td></tr> <tr> <td>1917–19 </td> <td>No 1 Training Depot Station </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">Bristol F2b</a>; <a href="/wiki/Avro_504" title="Avro 504">Avro 4504K</a> </td> <td>Stamford/Wittering </td></tr> <tr> <td>1917–19 </td> <td>United States Detachment Elementary Flying School and 831st Aeroplane Repair Squadron </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.6" title="Airco DH.6">DH6</a>; <a href="/wiki/Curtiss_JN-4" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtiss JN-4">Curtiss JN</a> </td> <td>Stamford/Wittering </td></tr> <tr> <td>1917–19 </td> <td>No 5 Training Depot Station </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Snipe" title="Sopwith Snipe">Snipe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Camel" title="Sopwith Camel">Camel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Scout" class="mw-redirect" title="Sopwith Scout">Scout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_R.E.8" title="Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8">RE8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.9" title="Airco DH.9">DH9</a>, <a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.9A" title="Airco DH.9A">DH9a</a> </td> <td>Easton on the Hill/ Collyweston </td></tr> <tr> <td>1917–19 </td> <td>United States Aeroplane Repair Squadron </td> <td> </td> <td>Easton on the Hill/ Collyweston </td></tr> <tr> <td>1919–24 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Care and Maintenance </td></tr> <tr> <td>1924–35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Flying_School" title="Central Flying School">Central Flying School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avro_504" title="Avro 504">Avro 504K</a>; <a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">Bristol Fighter</a>; <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Snipe" title="Sopwith Snipe">Snipe</a>; <a href="/wiki/Gloster_Grebe" title="Gloster Grebe">Grebe</a>; <a href="/wiki/Gloster_Gamecock" title="Gloster Gamecock">Gamecock</a>; <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Siskin" title="Armstrong Whitworth Siskin">Siskin</a>; Lynx; <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Tomtit" title="Hawker Tomtit">Hawker Tomfit</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hart" title="Hawker Hart">Hawker Hart</a>; <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">Bristol Bulldog</a>; <a href="/wiki/Fairey_III" title="Fairey III">Fairy IIIF</a>; <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Atlas" title="Armstrong Whitworth Atlas">Armstrong Whitworth Atlas</a>; <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Victoria" title="Vickers Victoria">Vickers Victoria</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1935–38 </td> <td>No 11 Flying Training School </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avro_Tutor" title="Avro Tutor">Tutor</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hart" title="Hawker Hart">Hart</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Audax" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawker Audax">Audux</a>; <a href="/wiki/Gloster_Gauntlet" title="Gloster Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Fury" title="Hawker Fury">Fury</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938–40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._23_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 23 Squadron RAF">No 23 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Demon" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawker Demon">Demon</a>; <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim" title="Bristol Blenheim">Blenheim</a> NF1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938–40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._213_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 213 Squadron RAF">No 213 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloster_Gauntlet" title="Gloster Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a> II; <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane</a> I </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938–40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._610_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 610 Squadron RAF">No 610 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire</a> I </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RAF">No 1 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane</a> I </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._32_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 32 Squadron RAF">No 32 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane</a> I </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._229_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 229 Squadron RAF">No 229 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane</a> I </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._74_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 74 Squadron RAF">No 74 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire</a> XII </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940–42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._25_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 25 Squadron RAF">No 25 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">Beaufighter</a> 1F </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940–43 </td> <td>No 151 Squadron </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane</a> Iic; <a href="/wiki/Boulton_Paul_Defiant" title="Boulton Paul Defiant">Defiant</a> I & II; <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">Mosquito</a> NFII </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940–42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._266_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 266 Squadron RAF">No 266 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire</a> I, IIa, IIb, & Vb </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941–42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._1453_Flight_RAF" title="No. 1453 Flight RAF">No 1453 Flight</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">Havoc (Turbinlite); Boston</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942–43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._532_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 532 Squadron RAF">No 532 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">Havoc I (Turbinlite); Boston</a> III; <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane IIb & IIc</a> </td> <td>From No 1453 Flight </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942–43 </td> <td>No 1529 Beam Approach Training (BAT) Flight </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miles_Magister" title="Miles Magister">Magister</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942–43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._485_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 485 Squadron RNZAF">No 485 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire</a> Vb </td> <td>New Zealand </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942–43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._486_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 486 Squadron RNZAF">No 486 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane</a> IIb </td> <td>New Zealand </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942–43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._616_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 616 Squadron RAF">No 616 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Spitfire IIb & Vb</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942–43 </td> <td>No 1530 BAT Flight </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Airspeed_Oxford" title="Airspeed Oxford">Airspeed Oxford</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._141_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 141 Squadron RAF">No 141 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">Beaufighter VIF</a>; <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">Mosquito II</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/63d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="63d Fighter Squadron">63d Fighter Squadron USAAF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">P47 Thunderbolt</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943–44 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/55th_Fighter_Squadron" title="55th Fighter Squadron">55th Fighter Squadron USAAF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P38 Lightning</a>; <a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P51 Mustang</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walcot_Hall" title="Walcot Hall">Walcot Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._118_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 118 Squadron RAF">No 118 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_(early_Merlin-powered_variants)" title="Supermarine Spitfire (early Merlin-powered variants)">Spitfire Vb</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943–45 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._1426_Flight_RAF" title="No. 1426 Flight RAF">No 1426 (Captured Enemy Aircraft) Flight</a> </td> <td>Various German aircraft </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943–44 </td> <td>Air Fighting Development Unit <p>Naval Air Fighting Development Unit </p> </td> <td>Various </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._91_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 91 Squadron RAF">No 91 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire XII</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943–44 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">No 438 Squadron RCAF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane IV</a> </td> <td>From No 118 Squadron </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 </td> <td>Gunnery Research Unit </td> <td>Various </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._658_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 658 Squadron RAF">No 658 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taylorcraft_Auster" title="Taylorcraft Auster">Auster AOP III & IV</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944 </td> <td>Fighter Interception Unit <p>Night Fighter Interception Unit </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miles_Magister" title="Miles Magister">Mosquito</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Typhoon" title="Hawker Typhoon">Typhoon</a>; <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter" title="Bristol Beaufighter">Beaufighter</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944–45 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Fighter_Establishment" title="Central Fighter Establishment">Central Fighter Establishment</a> </td> <td>Various </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._68_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 68 Squadron RAF">No 68 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">Mosquito XVII, XIX & XXX</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945 </td> <td>Nos 109 & 110 Personnel Reception Centres </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._219_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 219 Squadron RAF">No 219 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">Mosquito</a> NF30 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946–47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._19_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 19 Squadron RAF">No 19 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire F21</a>; <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Hornet" title="De Havilland Hornet">Hornet</a> I </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946–47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._23_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 23 Squadron RAF">No 23 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">Mosquito</a> NF30 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946–47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._41_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 41 Squadron RAF">No 41 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire</a> F21; <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Hornet" title="De Havilland Hornet">Hornet</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946–47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._141_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 141 Squadron RAF">No 141 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">Mosquito</a> NF36 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947–48 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._264_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 264 Squadron RAF">No 264 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito" title="De Havilland Mosquito">Mosquito</a> NF36 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948–50 </td> <td>No 1 Initial Training School </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948–50 </td> <td>No 23 Group School of Instructional Technique </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950–52 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Airfield Reconstruction </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952–53 </td> <td>Central Servicing Development Establishment </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953–68 </td> <td>Bomber Command Armament School </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953–54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._49_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 49 Squadron RAF">No 49 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lincoln" title="Avro Lincoln">Lincoln B2</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953–55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._61_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 61 Squadron RAF">No 61 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lincoln" title="Avro Lincoln">Lincoln B2</a>; <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">Canberra B2</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953–59 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._100_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 100 Squadron RAF">No 100 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lincoln" title="Avro Lincoln">Lincoln B2</a>; <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">Canberra B2, B6, PR7, & B(I)8</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954–56 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._40_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 40 Squadron RAF">No 40 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">Canberra B2</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954–55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._76_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 76 Squadron RAAF">No 76 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">Canberra B2</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954–60 </td> <td>Bomber Command Development Unit </td> <td><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">Canberra</a>; <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valiant" title="Vickers Valiant">Valiant B1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954–55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._1321_Flight_RAF" title="No. 1321 Flight RAF">No 1321 Flight</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valiant" title="Vickers Valiant">Valiant B1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955–62 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._138_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 138 Squadron RAF">No 138 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valiant" title="Vickers Valiant">Valiant B1, B(PR)1, & B(PR)K1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956–61 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._49_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 49 Squadron RAF">No 49 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valiant" title="Vickers Valiant">Valiant B1, B(PR)1, & B(K)1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961–62 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._7_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 7 Squadron RAF">No 7 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valiant" title="Vickers Valiant">Valiant B(K)1 & B(PR)K1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957–71 </td> <td>Bombing and Navigation Systems Development Squadron </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962–68 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._100_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 100 Squadron RAF">No 100 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Victor" title="Handley Page Victor">Victor B2</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blue_Steel_(missile)" title="Blue Steel (missile)">Blue Steel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963–68 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._139_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 139 Squadron RAF">No 139 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Victor" title="Handley Page Victor">Victor B2</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blue_Steel_(missile)" title="Blue Steel (missile)">Blue Steel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968–71 </td> <td>Strike Command Armament School </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969–71 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._230_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 230 Squadron RAF">No 230 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westland_Whirlwind_(helicopter)" title="Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)">Whirlwind HC10</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969–82 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._51_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" title="No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment">No 51 Squadron RAF Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969–70 </td> <td>Harrier Conversion Unit </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrier_jump_jet" title="Harrier jump jet">Harrier GR1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hunter FGA9</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969–2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RAF">No 1 (Fighter) Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrier_jump_jet" title="Harrier jump jet">Harrier GR1, GR3, GR5, & GR7</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969–83 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._15_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" title="No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment">No 15 Squadron RAF Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970–82 </td> <td>Headquarters No 5 Wing RAF Regiment </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970–92 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._233_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">No 233 Operational Conversion Unit</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrier_jump_jet" title="Harrier jump jet">Harrier GR1, T2, GR3, T4, & GR5</a> </td> <td>From Harrier Conversion Unit </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RAF">No IV (Army Cooperation) Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hunter FGA9</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier" title="Hawker Siddeley Harrier">Harrier GR1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971–2000 </td> <td>RAF Armament Support Unit </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972–76 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._45_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 45 Squadron RAF">No 45 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hunter FGA9</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973–76 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._58_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 58 Squadron RAF">No 58 (Reserve) Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hunter</a> FGA9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992–2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._20_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 20 Squadron RAF">No 20 (Reserve) Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrier_jump_jet" title="Harrier jump jet">Harrier GR7, GR9, & T10</a> </td> <td>From 233 Operational Conversion Unit </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._5131_(BD)_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 5131 (BD) Squadron RAF">No 5131 (Bomb Disposal) Squadron</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–2004 </td> <td>No 1 Tactical Service to Operate Headquarters </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001–06 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._37_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" title="No. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment">No. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–15 </td> <td>Headquarters No 1 RAF Force Protection Wing </td> <td> </td> <td>From No 1 Tactical Survive to Operate Headquarters </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006– </td> <td>Headquarters <a href="/wiki/No._85_(Expeditionary_Logistics)_Wing_RAF" title="No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing RAF">No 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006– </td> <td>No 5001 Squadron </td> <td> </td> <td>Expeditionary Airfield Facilities </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006– </td> <td>No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006-7 </td> <td>Mobile Catering Support Unit </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>RAF Armament Support Unit </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAF_Regiment" title="No. 3 Squadron RAF Regiment">No 3 Squadron RAF Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007– </td> <td>Headquarters <a href="/wiki/No._42_(Expeditionary_Support)_Wing_RAF" title="No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF">No 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007– </td> <td>No 1 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007– </td> <td>No 3 Mobile Catering Squadron </td> <td> </td> <td>From Mobile Catering Support Unit </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RAF">No IV (Reserve) Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrier_jump_jet" title="Harrier jump jet">Harrier GR9 & T10</a> </td> <td>From <a href="/wiki/No._20_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 20 Squadron RAF">No 20 (Reserve) Squadron</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._504_Squadron_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 504 Squadron RAF">No 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012– </td> <td>Headquarters 20 Works Group Royal Engineers </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013– </td> <td>Headquarters 12 Engineer Group </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013–14 </td> <td>Headquarters Joint Force Support (Afghanistan) 16 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._16_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 16 Squadron RAF">No 16 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_115" title="Grob G 115">Tutor T1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._115_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 115 Squadron RAF">No 115 Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_115" title="Grob G 115">Tutor T1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Air_Squadron" title="Cambridge University Air Squadron">Cambridge University Air Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_115" title="Grob G 115">Tutor T1</a> </td> <td>Includes <a href="/wiki/No._5_Air_Experience_Flight_RAF" title="No. 5 Air Experience Flight RAF">No 5 Air Experience Flight</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_London_Air_Squadron" title="University of London Air Squadron">University of London Air Squadron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grob_G_115" title="Grob G 115">Tutor T1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Station_commanders">Station commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Station commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The station commanders have been: </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Traffic_Control_Tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_466410.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Air_Traffic_Control_Tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_466410.jpg/220px-Air_Traffic_Control_Tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_466410.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Air_Traffic_Control_Tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_466410.jpg/330px-Air_Traffic_Control_Tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_466410.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Air_Traffic_Control_Tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_466410.jpg/440px-Air_Traffic_Control_Tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_466410.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>ATC tower</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Group_Captain" class="mw-redirect" title="Group Captain">Group Captain</a> Dudley Radford 1948</li> <li>Group Captain John Woodroffe 1955-57</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Alan_Boxer" title="Alan Boxer">Sir Alan Boxer</a> 1958-9</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Henry_Trent" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonard Henry Trent">Leonard Trent</a> 1959–62</li> <li>Group Captain John Lawrence 1962-4</li> <li>Group Captain Paul Mallorie 1964-9</li> <li>Group Captain Peter Williamson 1969–70</li> <li>Group Captain Alan Merriman 1970-2</li> <li>Group Captain IH Kepple 1972–</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Jones_(Royal_Air_Force_officer)" title="Laurence Jones (Royal Air Force officer)">Laurence Jones</a> 1975-6</li> <li>Group Captain David Brook 1976-8</li> <li>Group Captain AG Bridges 1978–1981</li> <li>Group Captain P King 1981–1983</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Peter_Dodworth" title="Peter Dodworth">Peter Dodworth</a> March 1983– February 1985</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Peter_Millar_(RAF_officer)" title="Peter Millar (RAF officer)">Peter Millar</a> February 1985– 1986</li> <li>Group Captain John Feesey 1986-8</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/John_Thompson_(RAF_officer)" title="John Thompson (RAF officer)">John Thompson</a> 1988–1990</li> <li>Group Captain Syd Morris 1990–1992</li> <li>Group Captain PW Day AFC 1992–1995</li> <li>Group Captain J Connolly 1995-7</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Chris_Moran" title="Chris Moran">Chris Moran</a> 1997-9</li> <li>Group Captain David Haward 1998<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Group Captain Andre Dezonie 1999–2001</li> <li>Group Captain A Kirkpatrick 2001-3<figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:486_Squadron_RNZAF_Wittering_1942.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/486_Squadron_RNZAF_Wittering_1942.JPG/220px-486_Squadron_RNZAF_Wittering_1942.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/486_Squadron_RNZAF_Wittering_1942.JPG/330px-486_Squadron_RNZAF_Wittering_1942.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/486_Squadron_RNZAF_Wittering_1942.JPG/440px-486_Squadron_RNZAF_Wittering_1942.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1188" data-file-height="805" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/No._486_Squadron_RNZAF" title="No. 486 Squadron RNZAF">486 Sqn</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force" title="Royal New Zealand Air Force">RNZAF</a>) <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricane</a> in 1942</figcaption></figure></li> <li>Group Captain M Jenkins 2003-5</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Stevenson" title="Ashley Stevenson">Ashley Stevenson</a> 2005 – November 2006</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Ro_Atherton" title="Ro Atherton">Rowena Atherton</a> November 2006 – June 2008</li> <li>Group Captain Paul Higgins June 2008 – December 2009</li> <li>Group Captain <a href="/wiki/Richard_Knighton" title="Richard Knighton">Richard Knighton</a> December 2009 – June 2011</li> <li>Group Captain Richard Hill June 2011 – June 2013</li> <li>Group Captain Damian Alexander June 2013 – June 2015</li> <li>Group Captain Richard Pratley June 2015 – June 2017</li> <li>Group Captain Tony Keeling June 2017 – August 2019</li> <li>Group Captain Jo Lincoln August 2019 – June 2021</li> <li>Wing Commander Jeremy Case June 2021 – February 2023</li> <li>Wing Commander Nicola Duncan February 2023 –</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Freedoms">Freedoms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Freedoms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RAF Wittering has received the <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_the_City" title="Freedom of the City">Freedom</a> of several locations throughout its history; these include: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <b>1983</b>: <a href="/wiki/Peterborough" title="Peterborough">Peterborough</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_stations" title="List of Royal Air Force stations">List of Royal Air Force stations</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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Wittering in December 1998. A week later, on 18 December 1998, his Harrier aircraft crashed near to Barnard Castle in County Durham. Gp Capt Haward died at the scene.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Wittering&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPine1983" class="citation book cs1">Pine, L.G. 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(2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234150/https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafwittering/rafcms/mediafiles/C6A0B4E1_B5FD_F7D4_93EA68A8D6F1FE8F.pdf">Royal Air Force Wittering – from century to century 1916–2016</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (Report). High Wycombe: Royal Air Force Air Media Centre. 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href="/wiki/Sutton,_Peterborough" title="Sutton, Peterborough">Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorney,_Cambridgeshire" title="Thorney, Cambridgeshire">Thorney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thornhaugh" title="Thornhaugh">Thornhaugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ufford,_Cambridgeshire" title="Ufford, Cambridgeshire">Ufford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton,_Peterborough" title="Upton, Peterborough">Upton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wansford,_Cambridgeshire" title="Wansford, Cambridgeshire">Wansford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wittering,_Cambridgeshire" title="Wittering, Cambridgeshire">Wittering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wothorpe" title="Wothorpe">Wothorpe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;">Suburbs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boroughby" title="Boroughby">Boroughby</a></li> <li><a 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Peterborough">Woodston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;">Attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Cathedral" title="Peterborough Cathedral">Peterborough Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Museum_and_Art_Gallery" title="Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery">Peterborough Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burghley_House" title="Burghley House">Burghley House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Hall" title="Milton Hall">Milton Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longthorpe_Tower" title="Longthorpe Tower">Longthorpe Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_Hall_(Peterborough)" title="Thorpe Hall (Peterborough)">Thorpe Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Fen" title="Flag Fen">Flag Fen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nene_Valley_Railway" title="Nene Valley Railway">Nene Valley Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Park,_Peterborough" title="Central Park, Peterborough">Central Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nene_Park,_Peterborough" title="Nene Park, Peterborough">Nene Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnack_Hills_%26_Holes_National_Nature_Reserve" title="Barnack Hills & Holes National Nature Reserve">Barnack Hills & Holes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Purlieus_National_Nature_Reserve" title="Bedford Purlieus National Nature Reserve">Bedford Purlieus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castor_Hanglands_National_Nature_Reserve" title="Castor Hanglands National Nature Reserve">Castor Hanglands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lido" title="Peterborough Lido">The Lido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_Theatre,_Peterborough" title="Embassy Theatre, Peterborough">Embassy Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorney_Abbey" title="Thorney Abbey">Thorney Abbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Road_Stadium" title="London Road Stadium">London Road 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