RAF Collyweston
RAF Collyweston is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south west of Stamford, Lincolnshire and 11 miles (18 km) north east of Corby, Northamptonshire, England.
| RAF Collyweston No. 5 Training Depot | |
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| Collyweston, Northamptonshire | |
 Captured German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 and Junkers Ju 88S-1 aircraft of 1426 Flight undergoing maintenance by RAF ground crew at Collyweston, February 1945 | |
  RAF Collyweston No. 5 Training Depot | |
| Coordinates | 52.603°N 0.502°W |
| Type | Satellite station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Controlled by | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| In use | 1917-1945 |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
The airfield was a satellite station of RAF Wittering and used by the Enemy Aircraft Flight during the Second World War.
History
Founded in 1917 as No. 5 Training Depot Station, the station was renamed RAF Collyweston following formation of the Royal Air Force, via merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) on 1 April 1918. The airfield was absorbed as a satellite station of RAF Wittering in 1939.
In 1941 the runways of Wittering and Collyweston were joined together to make one 2-mile long, grass runway.[1]
References
- "RAF Wittering Station History". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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