RAF Wing
Former RAF base in Buckinghamshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the airfield. For the badge ("wings") worn by aircrew, see Aircrew brevet.
Royal Air Force Wing or more simply RAF Wing is a former Royal Air Force station, situated just west of the village of Wing, in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England.
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Wing, Buckinghamshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°54′11″N 000°44′54″W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | UX[1] | ||||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 7 (T) Group RAF * No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 (1940)/41 | ||||||||||
In use | November 1941 - April 1960 (1960) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 143 metres (469 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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