Wratting Common (West Wickham)
Also known as: | No 116 Storage Sub-Site / RAF Wratting Common / RAF West Wickham / West Wratting / Wratting |
County: | Cambridgeshire |
Current Status: | Farmland / Industry / Woodland |
Date: | April 1943 - August 1947 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
N.B. - Wratting Common is situated across the two counties of Cambridgeshire and Suffolk but primarily geographically resides in Cambridgeshire.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Carlton-cum-Willingham Parish Council
- HomeBrands
- Jelly Warehouse Ltd
- Thurlow Estate
- West Wickham & District Local History Club
- West Wratting Parish Council
- Weston Colville Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
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No 24 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
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No 90 Sqn
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No 195 Sqn
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No 273 MU
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No 1552 RAT Flight No 2 Section
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No 1651 HCU
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Aerial view of Wratting Common, 18 May 2010. © Richard Flagg
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Aerial view of Wratting Common, 18 May 2010. © Richard Flagg
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Aerial view of Wratting Common, 18 May 2010. © Richard Flagg
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Aerial view of Wratting Common, 18 May 2010. © Richard Flagg
![007Aerial View of RAF Wratting Common Airfield - 23 July 2016.png](/media/4348/aerial-view-of-raf-wratting-common-airfield-23-july-2016.png)
Aerial view of Wratting Common, 23 July 2016. © Richard Flagg
Aerial footage of Wratting Common. Courtesy of Alan Paul
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