RAF Wainfleet
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RAF Wainfleet was a Royal Air Force weapons range on The Wash on the east coast of England near Wainfleet, in the civil parish of Friskney, although the north-east part of the range was in Wainfleet St Mary. Other ranges nearby include RAF Holbeach, also on The Wash, and RAF Donna Nook. It was also known as The Wash (North side) Bombing Range. It was only a few miles south-west of Gibraltar Point.[1]
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RAF Wainfleet | |
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Near Wainfleet, Lincolnshire in UK | |
Coordinates | 53.07177°N 0.21321°E / 53.07177; 0.21321 |
Type | NATO Air Weapons Range |
Site information | |
Operator | Defence Training Estates (East) |
Status | Closed |
Site history | |
In use | August 1938 - June 2010 |
Airfield information | |
Identifiers | ICAO: |
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