RAF Mepal [entry point]

Title

RAF Mepal [entry point]

Description

RAF Mepal was a Bomber Command station located in Cambridgeshire 7 miles (11 kms) west from Ely.

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It opened in April 1943 as part of 3 Group. Initially it was used by 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit with Stirlings but the station became operational with the arrival of the Stirlings of 75 Squadron in June 1943. The squadron operated from the RAF Mepal until the end of the war, having converted to Lancasters in March 1944.

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Contributor

Terry Hancock

Citation

“RAF Mepal [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5693.

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