RAF Westley


RAF Westley was an airfield that existed to the west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, between 1938 and 1946. It was established by Straight Corporation which set up the West Suffolk Aero Club in May 1938, before the airfield was taken over by the RAF Volunteer Reserve.

History

In 1942 No. 652 AOP Squadron moved in to provide training, using de Havilland Tiger Moths and Taylorcraft Austers. This continued until 1943.

Current use

By 1946 the airfield closed and is now the site of the Westley suburb of Bury St Edmunds.

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