RAF Westley

RAF Westley
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in England
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.

History

In 1942 No. 652 AOP Squadron moved in to provide training, using de Havilland Tiger Moths and Taylorcraft Austers. This continued until 1943.^[1]

Current use

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

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6. 

External links

• Airfields of Great Britain Conservation Trust