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Royal Air Force Station Witchford or RAF Witchford is a former Royal Air Force station located south west of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England and 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Witchford )〕 A total of 99 bombers despatched on operations from Witchford were lost, 8 being Stirlings and 91 Lancasters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bomber Command - Witchford )〕 An extensive history of the station, with some coverage of RAF Mepal, is contained in 'Memories of RAF Witchford' by Barry and Sue Aldridge. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RAF Witchford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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