RAF Wigsley

airport in Wigsley, Nottinghamshire

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1942 — 1958 UG site, Royal Air Force station, air base, aerodrome, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

Freebase entry^@

Location: 53.2147, -0.728333, ///premature.spaces.runners, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS, eDoB,

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1643-07-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Gainsborough

1217-05-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of Lincoln

1141-02-02T00:00:00Z

Battle of Lincoln

1487-06-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stoke Field

1460-12-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of Worksop

1644-05-06T00:00:00Z

Siege of Lincoln

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Frameless

Disused Buildings RAF Wigsley - geograph.org.uk - 136769

Former RAF Wigsley building - geograph.org.uk - 685078

No way through - geograph.org.uk - 482357

Old Wigsley Road, looking north - geograph.org.uk - 136764

Old Wigsley Road looking south - geograph.org.uk - 136763

RAF Wigsley Control Tower - geograph.org.uk - 46509

RAF Wigsley Watch Tower - geograph.org.uk - 136766

The Ghost of RAF Wigsley - geograph.org.uk - 46516

Wigsley Airfield Building - geograph.org.uk - 136759

Wigsley Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 86896

Wigsley Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 86906

Wigsley Watch Office - geograph.org.uk - 755622

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Gainsborough	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1217	Battle of Lincoln	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1141	Battle of Lincoln	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1487	Battle of Stoke Field	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1460	Battle of Worksop	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Siege of Lincoln	siege, google	Wikidata
bunker		Lincoln Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
bunker		Lincolnshire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
castle	1068	Lincoln Castle	house museum, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle	1130	Newark Castle	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum		International Bomber Command Centre	military museum, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	2002	Museum of RAF Firefighting	military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	1918	RAF Digby	Royal Air Force station, military museum, air base, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	1997	RAF Digby Sector Ops Room Museum	military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	1999	RAF Wickenby Memorial Collection Museum	military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
tower		Worksop Castle	motte, shell keep, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
image	2006	Disused Buildings RAF Wigsley - geograph.org.uk - 136769		Wikimedia
image	2008	Former RAF Wigsley building - geograph.org.uk - 685078		Wikimedia
image	2007	No way through - geograph.org.uk - 482357		Wikimedia
image	2006	Old Wigsley Road, looking north - geograph.org.uk - 136764		Wikimedia
image	2006	Old Wigsley Road looking south - geograph.org.uk - 136763		Wikimedia
image	2005	RAF Wigsley Control Tower - geograph.org.uk - 46509		Wikimedia
image	2006	RAF Wigsley Watch Tower - geograph.org.uk - 136766		Wikimedia
image	2005	The Ghost of RAF Wigsley - geograph.org.uk - 46516		Wikimedia
image	2006	Wigsley Airfield Building - geograph.org.uk - 136759		Wikimedia
image	2005	Wigsley Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 86896		Wikimedia
image	2005	Wigsley Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 86906		Wikimedia
image	2008	Wigsley Watch Office - geograph.org.uk - 755622		Wikimedia

RAF Wigsley

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