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Also known as: Cublington (unofficial local name) / Lancaster Business Park / RAF Station, Wing / RAF Wing / Wing Aerodrome
County: Buckinghamshire
Current Status: Farmland / Industry
Date: November 1941 (closed to flying) - 4 April 1956
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / USAF
Landing Surface Types: Paved

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):

  • Commercial Transport Training Ltd
  • Cublington Parish Council
  • Wing Heritage Group
  • Wing Library
  • Wing Parish Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 26 OTU
  • No 60 Gp Comms Flight
  • No 60 Gp Radar Navigation Aids Test Flight
  • No 268 Sqn
  • No 282 MU
  • No 613 Sqn
  • No 1684 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight 
  • No 2849 Sqn RAF Regiment
001Runway 08:26. Looking east from the runway 17:35 intersection - 25 June 2010.png

Runway 08:26 at Wing, looking east from the runway 17:35 intersection, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

002Runway 08:26. Looking west from the runway 17:35 intersection - 25 June 2010.png

Runway 08:26 at Wing, looking west from the runway 17:35 intersection, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

003Runway 17:35. Looking north from the runway 08:26 intersection - 25 June 2010.png

Runway 17:35 at Wing, looking north from the runway 08:26 intersection, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

004Runway 17:35. Looking south from the runway 08:26 intersection - 25 June 2010.png

Runway 17:35 at Wing, looking south from the runway 08:26 intersection, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

005Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking north from the runway 26 threshold - 25 June 2010.png

Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north from the runway 26 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

006Taxiway at the south of the airfield. Looking north east - 25 June 2010.png

Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking north-east, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

007Taxiway at the south of the airfield. Looking south west - 25 June 2010.png

Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking south-west, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

008Communal Site No.1. Decontamination Centre - 25 June 2010.png

Decontamination Centre at Wing, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

009Communal Site No.1. Sergeants Showers & Ablutions - 25 June 2010.png

Sergeants showers and ablutions at Wing, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

010Communal Site No.2. Gymnasium & Chancel - 25 June 2010.png

Gymnasium and Chancel at Wing, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

011Communal Site No.1. Sergeants Mess - 25 June 2010.png

The Sergeants Mess at Wing, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

012Main Workshops - 25 June 2010.png

Main workshops at Wing, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Main Stores at Wing, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Footage and information about Wing. Courtesy of Nick Ellins

Martin Baker at Wing. Courtesy of Nick Ellins

Using a Link Trainer at RAF Wing. Courtesy of Nick Ellins

Clip from a RAF film. Operation Exodus, the repatriation of POWs to Britain in the closing stages of the Second World War. RAF Wing played a major part in the operation. Courtesy of Nick Ellins

Satellite(s):

CheddingtonLittle Horwood

Decoy Airfield(s):

Wingrave

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