RAF Wombleton [entry point]
Title
RAF Wombleton [entry point]
Description
RAF Wombleton was a Bomber Command training station located in Yorkshire, 3 miles (5 kms) east of Helmsley.
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It opened in October 1943 as part of 6 Group. The station was occupied by 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit from October 1943 until August 1945 flying both Halifaxes and Lancasters. 1679 Heavy Conversion Unit arrived in December 1943 to be merged a month later into 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit.
Artwork Text
Map Text. Correspondence
Map. Navigation chart and log Text. Diary
Moving image Text. Log book and record book
Photograph Text. Memoir
Physical object Text. Personal research
Physical object. Clothing Text. Poetry
Physical object. Decoration Text. Service material
Sound Text. Training material
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“RAF Wombleton [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 22, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/6499.
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