RAF Wainfleet

RAF Wainfleet

RAF Wainfleet is a Royal Air Force weapons range on The Wash on the east coast of England at Wainfleet. Other ranges nearby include RAF Holbeach, also on The Wash, and Donna Nook. It is also known as The Wash (North side) Bombing Range.

It opened in August 1938. The range is administered by RAF Coningsby, and is used by both fixed wing and rotary aircraft. During the Second World War, it was used by 617 Squadron to test the Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight.

The range is a Site of Special Scientific Interest thanks to the large number of resident and migrating birds found there. The location is a major stopping point for flocks of Brent Geese on their way from the Arctic coast. Skegness gets its weather recorded from the automatic equipment at Wainfleet.

External links

* [http://raf-lincolnshire.info/wainfleet/wainfleet.htm RAF in Lincolnshire]
* [http://www.challoner.com/aviation/pix/2001/wainfleet/index.html 2001 Bombing competition]
* [http://www.challoner.com/aviation/pix/wainfleet/index.html 1999 Bombing competition]


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