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Wittering
Military site : airfield
Wittering, now in Cambridgeshire, began as RFC Stamford in 1916. By the end of the First World War, it had been renamed RAF Wittering, and was used by both British and American aircraft. It had six hangars, fifteen aircraft sheds and many other... -
Wittmund Garrison Cemetery
Cemetery
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Woodbridge
Military site : airfield
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Woodchurch
Military site : airfield
An RAF Advanced Landing Ground used in 1943 with temporary runways and buildings, Woodchurch was handed to the Ninth Air Force in 1944, where it was the brief home of the 373rd Fighter Group. It was abandoned and dismantled in 1944-1945. . The present... -
Woodhall Farm, Sudbury.
Crash site
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Woolfox Lodge
Military site : airfield
This Second World War airfield was opened in 1940 and used by RAF Bomber Command; the USAAF used the airfield for a short period in 1944. Post-war it was a Bloodhound Missile site, closing in 1964 to be returned to agricultural use. -
Worcester
Military site : non-airfield
One of 16 country houses or 'flak homes' which catered for approximately 25 airmen at a time to come for Rest and Recuperation away from the stress of flying missions. Run by the American Red Cross, each serviceman was entitled to at least one rest... -
Wormingford
Military site : airfield
Wormingford was a Royal Flying Corps/RAF anti-Zeppelin aircraft Landing Ground First World War, rebuilt for the Eighth Air Force 1942-43. It was a Ninth Air Force base from 1943-44, and home to the 362nd Fighter Group. Switching back to the Eighth Air... -
Woroniec
Crash site
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Wortley
Military site : non-airfield
Wortley was a Reserve Ammunition Dump in South Yorkshire, to the west of Barnsley and north of Sheffield.... -
Wright Army Airfield
Military site : airfield
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Wymondham
Military site : non-airfield
The hospital was built on a site requisitioned by the Ministry of Works in 1943 and selected as a location to build a Military hospital to support the bases of the US 8th Air Force located nearby. The Medical facility was built under reverse Lend-Lease... -
Wymondham College
Military site : non-airfield
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Yate
Military site : non-airfield
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Youks-les-Bains
Military site : airfield
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Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Zeals
Military site : airfield
Zeals was set up as a grass Advanced Landing Ground for the RAF in 1941-42, and allocated to the Eighth Air Force in 1942 but not used. Handed to the Ninth Air Force, it was briefly a Tactical Air Depot before being handed back to the RAF then Royal... -
Zegelsem
Crash site
