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RAF Westley

RAF Westley
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in England
RAF Westley is located in Suffolk
RAF Westley
RAF Westley
Shown within Suffolk
Coordinates 52°14′52″N 000°40′40″E / 52.24778°N 0.67778°E / 52.24778; 0.67778Coordinates: 52°14′52″N 000°40′40″E / 52.24778°N 0.67778°E / 52.24778; 0.67778
Type Royal Air Force airfield
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Site history
Built 1938 (1938)
In use 1938-1946 (1946)
Airfield information
Elevation 60 metres (197 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Grass

RAF Westley was an airfield (known as Westley) that existed to the west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, between 1938 and 1946. The airfield was established as a home for the West Suffolk Aero Club in 1938, before being taken over by the RAF Volunteer Reserve.

In 1942 No. 652 AOP Squadron moved in to provide training, using de Havilland Tiger Moths and Taylorcraft Austers. This continued until 1943.

By 1946 the airfield closed and is now the site of the Westley suburb of Bury St Edmunds.



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