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RAF High Wycombe was the headquarters of Bomber Command during World War Two. It is located 4 miles (6 kms) north west of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. See all Archive items | Explore nearby The station was selected as a more secure site for the…

RAF Heliopolis was an RAF station located immediately east of Cairo. See all Archive items |Explore nearby Originally a World War One station RAF Heliopolis was used during World War Two by 6, 40, 84, 208, 211 and 216 Squadrons amongst many others.…

See all Archive items | See all wartime losses 84 Squadron has been based overseas since 1920. In the early part of the war 84 Squadron, flying Blenheims, operated in from RAF Heliopolis and other stations in Egypt, Greece, RAF Aqir in Palestine and…

See all Archive items 542 Squadron was formed in October 1942 at RAF Benson with Spitfires as a photo reconnaissance unit. The squadron supported Bomber Command by photographing targets before and after operations, including attacks on V-weapons…

RAF Colerne was an RAF station located 8 miles (13 kms) west of Chippenham in Wiltshire. See all Archive items | Explore nearby The station was opened in 1940, quickly transferred to Fighter Command and used during the Battle of Britain, especially…

RCAF Caron was a training station located in the Canadian state of Saskatchewan. It was immediately to the east of the small settlement of Caron and 13 miles (21kms) west of Moose Jaw.See all Archive items | Explore nearby The station was part of…

RAF Luqa was a station on Malta which served as the headquarters for the RAF on the island.See all Archive items | Wartime losses | Explore nearby RAF Luqa played a major role in the strategic use of the island of Malta allowing Allied offensive…

RAF Blida was located in Algeria 28 miles (45 kms) south-west of Algiers. See all Archive items | Explore nearby RAF Blida was captured by the Allies in November 1942. Subsequently the station was used for fighter, bomber and special forces…

RAF Wick was a station located in the far north of Scotland 11 miles (18 kms) south of John O’Groats.See all Archive items | Wartime losses|Explore nearby RAF Wick opened in 1939 initially under the joint ownership of Fighter and Coastal Commands.…

RAF Wroughton was a non operational station located in Wiltshire 4 miles (6 kms) south of Swindon.See all Archive items | Explore nearbyThe station was opened in 1940 and was used for the storage, assembly, maintenance and repair of aircraft…

RAF Carlisle was a training station located 2 miles (3 kms) north of Carlisle in Cumbria.See all Archive items | Explore nearby The RAF took over the previous civilian airfield in 1936 and in 1938 RAF Carlisle (also known as RAF Kingstown) was home…

RAF Leicester East was a station located in Leicestershire 5 miles (8 kms) east of Leicester. See all Archive items | Explore nearby The station opened in October 1943 and was used by 38 (Airborne Forces) Group. In late 1943 196 Squadron and 620…

RAF Croydon was a civil airport that became an RAF station during the war before returning to civil use again before closing. It was located in the southern London suburb of Croydon. See all Archive items | Explore nearby Croydon airfield was first…

RAF Mount Hampden was a training station located 9 miles (14 kms) north-west of Harare (previously Salisbury) in Zimbabwe (previously Southern Rhodesia). See all Archive items | Explore nearby 28 Elementary Flying Training School was established at…

RAF Kabrit was an RAF station located 20 miles (32 kms) north of Suez on the western bank of the Suez Canal in Egypt.See all Archive items | Explore nearby In World War Two it was used by the RAF in the North Africa theatre. Squadrons using the…

RAF Forres was a training station located immediately west of the village of Forres in Moray, Scotland. See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby The site at RAF Forres was used initially as a satellite station to RAF Kinloss…

Located in Heydekrug, now Silute, in Lithuania Stalag Luft 6 was the most northerly of the Luftwaffe run prisoner of war camps.See allArchive items|Explore nearbyIt was opened in May 1943 for non commissioned officers captured during 1943 along with…

Stalag 357 was a prisoner of war camp run by the German Army originally located in Thorn (now Toruń) in north Poland.See allArchive items | Explore near Fallingbostel or ToruńIn July 1944 most of the RAF prisoners from Stalag Luft 6 were transferred…

Stalag Luft 3 was a prisoner of war camp in Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan, 100 miles (161 kms) south-east of Berlin.See allArchive items|Explore nearby It opened in March 1942 by theLuftwaffeto hold captured Allied airmen. The site was chosen…

Opened in July 1940 Stalag Luft 1 was the first of the Stalag Luft prisoner of war camps run by the Luftwaffe to hold captured Allied aircrew.It was located at Barth on the Baltic Coast in northern Germany.See allArchive items|Explore nearbyFrom…

Stalag Luft 2 was a prisoner of war camp located in the city of Lodz in Poland, which the Germans renamed Litzmannstadt.See allArchive items|Explore nearby It was opened in June or July 1941 by the Luftwaffe and housed mostly Russian air force…

Stalag 3A was aprisoner of war camp run by the German Army near Luckenwalde, 32 miles (51 kms) south of Berlin.See allArchive items|Explore nearbyPrisoners from Holland, Belgian, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Rumania and Russia were imprisoned…

Stalag Luft 5 was aprisoner of war camp run by the Luftwaffe located at Gröditz, 30 miles (50 km) north-west of Dresden. See allArchive items|Explore nearbyVery little is documented on this camp. Refinements: Artwork TextMap …

Stalag Luft 4 was a prisoner of war camp located at Gross Tychow, now Tychowo, in north-east Poland 78 miles (125 kms) north-east of Stettin, now Szczecin. See allArchive items|Explore nearbyStalag Luft 4 was opened by the Luftwaffe in May 1944 for…

Stalag Luft 7 a prisoner of war camp established at an airfield inMorzyczyn63 miles (101 kms) east of Poznań and thenrelocated nearBankau, nowBąków 27 miles (43 kms) north-east of Opole.See allArchive items | Explore near Bakow or MorzyczynThe camp…