RAF Collyweston
Encyclopedia
RAF Collyweston was a satellite station of RAF Wittering
used by Enemy Aircraft Flight
during World War II
.
, becoming the home of No. 5 Training Depot. Re-named RAF Collyweston following formation of the Royal Air Force, via merger of the RFC
and RNAS
on 1 April 1918. Absorbed as a satellite station of RAF Wittering
in 1939.
RAF Wittering
RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Although Stamford in Lincolnshire is the nearest town, the runways of RAF Wittering cross the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire....
used by Enemy Aircraft Flight
No. 1426 Flight RAF
No. 1426 Flight RAF, nicknamed "the Rafwaffe", was a Royal Air Force flight formed during the Second World War to evaluate captured enemy aircraft and demonstrate their characteristics to other Allied units. Several aircraft on charge with the RAE Farnborough section were also used by this unit...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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History
Founded in 1917 as Easton on the HillEaston on the Hill
Easton on the Hill is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire, England. The parish extends from the River Welland in the north to the western end of RAF Wittering, in the northernmost part of the county between Stamford and Collyweston....
, becoming the home of No. 5 Training Depot. Re-named RAF Collyweston following formation of the Royal Air Force, via merger of the RFC
Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
and RNAS
Royal Naval Air Service
The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps to form a new service , the Royal Air Force...
on 1 April 1918. Absorbed as a satellite station of RAF Wittering
RAF Wittering
RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Although Stamford in Lincolnshire is the nearest town, the runways of RAF Wittering cross the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire....
in 1939.