RAF Witchford

Royal Air Force Station Witchford or RAF Witchford is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.8 mi south west of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England and 13 mi north of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

History

 * No. 115 Squadron RAF first started using RAF Witchford from 26 November 1943 with the Avro Lancaster II before changing to the Mk I and III Lancasters in March 1944 before moving to RAF Graveley on 10 September 1945.
 * No. 195 Squadron RAF reformed at the airfield on 1 October 1944 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wratting Common on 13 November 1944 where the squadron disbanded on 14 August 1945.
 * No. 196 Squadron RAF started using the airfield on 19 Jul 1943 with the Vickers Wellington X until these were replaced with the Short Stirling III during there stay. The squadron left on 18 November 1943 moving to RAF Leicester East.
 * No. 513 Squadron RAF formed at Witchford on 15 September 1943 with the Stirling III before disbanding on 21 November 1943 at the airfield.
 * No. 29 Aircrew Holding Unit.

A total of 99 bombers despatched on operations from Witchford were lost, 8 being Stirlings and 91 Lancasters.

Current use
The site is now used for farming.