WARMWELL
(WOODSFORD)
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Lat/Long: 504140N/022030W.Grid ref SY765885. 203 feet ASL.IDENT "XW".USAAF Station 454.(1944 RT callsign "Kingsroad")

RUNWAYS:Grass: NE-SW 900 yds,NW-SE 900 yds,WNW-ESE 1680yds.

WARMWELL:Opened for use by the RAF in May 1937,was originally called RAF Woodsford.The station was initially home to the 6 Armament Training Camp.The name was changed in July 1938,possibly to avoid confusion as there were already other airfields(in use or in the planning stage) with names beginning with "Wood".Initially used by Flying Training Command ,control passed to 10 Group Fighter Command in July 1940 and Warmwell became a satellite of Middle Wallop.Throughout the War ,flying units were predominantly RAF fighter units(see list below).However the USAAF used Warmwell on two occasions,in 1942 and again during the D-Day period in 1944.With the end of the war the station was very quickly run down with the last unit leaving in September 1945,and the airfield closed officially in November 1945.Today the airfield has been turned into a large gravel pit with very little left to show its existence.Of note is the fact that immediately to the north is the site of the WW1 Moreton Admiralty Airship Station.

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Reflections of RAF Warmwell.Visit the RAF Warmwell Preservation Group's website for details of the revised version of the book"Reflections of RAF Warmwell" by Anthony Cooke.
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See alsoPhotos taken at RAF Warmwell during August 1940 at the height of the Battle of Britain.
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Warmwell Layout
RAF WARMWELL .Aerial view August 1943.(MOD photo)
Warmwell Layout
RAF WARMWELL .The approximate headings of the runways shown by dotted lines.Note the hangars and apron at the lower center.This area is clearly recognizable in the photo below.
Warmwell 2000
Warmwell in 2000.The site now mostly a gravel pit.
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War Memorial at Warmwell
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Commemorative plaque at Warmwell(Both the two photos above by Shaun Churchill)
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RAF UNITS
3 SQ:Tempest V.arr 1-4-45 ,dep 17-4-45
19 Sq:Spitfire VB.arr 1-6-42,dep 14-6-42
26 Sq:Tomahawk II,arr 29-8-41,dep 1-9-41
41 SQ:SpitfireXIV,arr 7-3-45,dep 18-3-45
56 SQ: Tempest V,arr 8-5-45,dep 23-5-45
66 SQ:Spitfire I,arr 8-2-42,dep 22-2-42
66 SQ:Spitfire VA,arr 1-11-42,dep 14-11-42
80 SQ:Tempest V,arr 19-4-45,dep 7-5-45
118 SQ:Spitfire IIA,arr 9-4-41,dep 18-4-41
118 SQ:Spitfire IIB,arr 23-2-42, dep 14-11-42
130 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr 30-11-41,dep 5-12-41
130 SQ:Spitfire VC,arr 12-7-42,dep17-7-42
130 SQ:Spitfire VC,arr 21-10-42,dep 31-10-42
130 SQ:Spitfire XIV,arr 3-2-45,dep 21-2-45
137 SQ:Typhoon 1B,arr7-3-45,dep 19-3-45
152 SQ:Spitfire Spitfire I,arr 12-7-40,dep 9-4-41
164 SQ:HurricaneIV,arr 20-6-43,dep 6-8-43
174 SQ:Hurricane IIB,arr 1-9-42,dep 21-9-42
174 SQ:Tempest,arr 9-9-45,dep 19-9-45
175 SQ:Hurricane IIB,formed 3-4-42,dep 10-10-42
181 SQ: Typhoon 1B,arr 12-1-45,dep 3-2-45
182 SQ:Typhoon 1B,arr 3-2-45,dep 5-2-45
184 SQ:Typhoon 1B:arr 4-12-44,dep 18-12-44
184 SQ:Typhoon 1B:arr 7-4-45,dep 28-5-45
217 SQ:Anson 1,arr 28-9-38,dep 10-10-38
217 SQ:Anson 1,arr 25-8-39,dep 2-10-39
234 SQ:SpitfireI,arr 24-2-41,dep 5-11-41
234 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr23-3-42,dep 4-4-42
238 SQ:Hurricane I,det arr 6-40 ,dep 14-8-40
245 SQ:Hurricane IIB,arr 17-11-41,dep 23-11-41
245 SQ:Typhoon IB,arr 19-12-44,dep 6-1-45
247 SQ:Typhoon IB,arr21-2-45,dep 7-3-45
257 SQ:Typhoon IB,arr 8-1-43,dep 12-8-43
257 SQ:Typhoon IB,arr 17-9-43,dep 20-1-44
263 SQ:Whirlwind 1,arr 19-12-41,dep 23-12-41
263 SQ:Whirlwind 1,arr 15-3-43,dep 19-6-43
263 SQ:Whirlwind 1,arr 12-7-42,dep 7-9-43
263 SQ:Whirlwind 1,arr 10-9-43,dep 5-12-43
263 SQ:Typhoon 1B,arr 6-3-44,dep 19-3-44
266 SQ:Typhoon 1B,arr 21-9-42,dep 7-9-43
275 SQ:Anson 1,arr 20-4-44,dep 7-8-44
276 SQ:Walrus ,det arr 1-42,dep 4-4-44
277 SQ:Sea Otter,det arr 15-4-44,dep 15-2-45
302 SQ Hurricane IIB.arr 5-9-41,dep 11-10-41
302 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr 27-4-42,dep 1-5-42
310 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr 8-3-42,dep 21-3-42
312 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr 20-4-42,dep 24-4-42
312 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr 19-5-42,dep 31-5-42
312 SQ:Spitfire VC,arr 20-2-43,dep 14-3-43
313 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr 23-11-41,dep 29-11-41
350 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr 5-4-42,dep 15-4-42
350 SQ:Spitfire XIV,arr 18-3-45,dep 2-4-45
401 SQ(RCAF):Spitfire IXB,arr 24-10-44,dep 4-11-44
402 SQ(RCAF):Hurricane IIB,arr 6-11-41,dep 4-3-42
402 SQ(RCAF): Spitfire XIVE,arr 17-1-45,dep 2-2-45
403 SQ(RCAF):Spitfire XVI,arr 4-1-45,dep 14-1-45
411 SQ(RCAF):Spitfire IXE,arr 15-10-44,dep 23-10-44
411 SQ(RCAF):Spitfire IXE,arr 24-5-45,dep 7-6-45
421 SQ(RCAF):Spitfire VB,arr 14-6-42,dep 28-6-42
438 SQ(RCAF):Typhoon 1B,arr 19-3-45,dep 3-4-45
439 SQ(RCAF):Typhoon 1B,arr 3-4-45,dep 22-4-45
440 SQ(RCAF):Typhoon 1B,arr 23-4-45,dep 8-5-45
442 SQ:Spitfire IXE,arr 14-11-44,dep 25-11-44
443 SQ:Spitfire IXB,arr 18-12-44,dep 3-1-45
501 SQ:Spitfire VB,arr 25-1-42,dep 7-2-42
604 SQ:Beaufighter 1F,arr 12-8-42,dep 23-8-42
609 SQ:Spitfire 1,arr 2-10-40,dep 24-2-41
610 SQ:Spitfire XIV,arr 21-2-45,dep 6-8-44
School of Air Firing:arr 5-37,dep7-40
Central Gunnery School:dep 6-45
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10 Air Observers School,renamed 10 Bombing and Gunnery School(1938-1939)used Wallaces,Hinds,Harrows(including K6962,K6963,K6964,K6987) ,Overstrands and Seals.
Air Sea Rescue Flight,Lysanders,Ansons, Walrus,formed 14-5-41(
1487TTF,Lysander,Martinet,arr 1-11-41,dep 9-43(
USAAF UNITS
31 FG:Spitfire ,arr 19-7-42,dep 27-7-42
474FG/428,429,430 SQs:P-38J(Aircraft codesF5/7Y/K6),arr 12-3-44,dep 6-8-44
474FG......................428FS....................429FS......................430FS
Photos of Warmwell today may be found at Shaun Churchill'sWorld War II Airfields website
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