RAF Woolfox Lodge
About
RAF Woolfox Lodge opened in Rutland in 1940 and grew from a reserve landing ground into a full bomber station. Avro Manchesters and Lancasters of No. 61 Squadron and Short Stirlings of No. 218 Squadron flew from it, and it was much used by operational training and heavy-conversion units. In the Cold War it became a Thor and then a Bloodhound missile site. Flying ended in the 1960s and the land has returned to agriculture and employment use.
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