RAF Mepal

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RAF Mepal
Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Air Ministry/Ministry of Defence
Operator Royal Air Force
Location Mepal, Cambridgeshire
Built 1942
In use 1943-1963
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Map
Location in Cambridgeshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 0 0 Concrete
05/23 0 0 Concrete
14/32 0 0 Concrete
Runway information[1]

RAF Mepal is a former RAF station located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of Mepal, Cambridgeshire, England and 5.9 miles (9.5 km) west of Ely. Construction commenced in July 1942 and opened in June 1943.[1][2]

History

Mepal first hosted No. 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF flying Short Stirlings and later Avro Lancasters.[3]

Tiger Force

It was used towards the end of the Second World War to prepare Avro Lancaster bombers squadrons such as No. 44 (Rhodesia) squadron for use in Tiger Force which was to bomb Japan.[4]

Thor missiles

From 1957 PGM-17 Thor missiles were based at the airfield in the north east corner.[1][5]

Current use

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See also

References

Citations

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Bibliography

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External links

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