RAF Graveley
RAF Graveley is a former Royal Air Force station located south of Huntingdon.Station history
The first Squadron to move to Graveley was 35 Sqn RAF in August 1942 using the Handley Page Halifax it became a pathfinder unit, forming part of No. 8 Group. In March 1944 the squadron re-equipped with the Avro Lancaster.No. 692 Squadron RAF
692 Sqn was formed on 1 January 1944 at RAF Graveley, equipped with Mosquito IV bombers, as part of the Light Night Striking Force of No. 8 Group RAF in Bomber Command. It reequipped with the Mosquito XVI bombers in March.No. 227 Squadron RAF
227 Squadron moved to Graveley from Strubby in June 1945, and was disbanded here on 5 September 1945.Part of the filming for the 1967 movie picture "'Robbery" was filmed at the airfield with a number of exterior shots showing parts of the airfield.Current use
The airfield is mostly agriculture with a few buildings surviving. A wind farm was built on the site in the 2010s.Citations
