RAF Graveley [entry point]

Title

RAF Graveley [entry point]

Description

RAF Graveley was a Bomber Command station located in Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire) 4 miles (6 kms) south from Huntingdon.

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It opened in March 1942 as part of 3 Group. 161 Squadron operated its special duty flights from the station for two months with Lysanders and Wellingtons. In August 1942 the station transferred to the new Pathfinder force and 35 Squadron arrived with Halifaxes, converting to Lancasters in March 1944. In January 1944 35 Squadron was joined at RAF Graveley by 692 Squadron with Mosquitos, which became part of the 8 Group Light Night Striking Force.

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“RAF Graveley [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5677.

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