| 词条 | RAF Woolfox Lodge | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = RAF Woolfox Lodge | ensign= | native_name = | partof = | location = Pickworth | nearest_town = | country = England | image = | alt = | caption = | image2 = | alt2 = | caption2 = | type = Royal Air Force station | coordinates = {{Coord|52|42|34|N|000|34|33|W|region:GB_type:airport|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Rutland | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Rutland | pushpin_label = RAF Woolfox Lodge | ownership = Ministry of Defence | operator = Royal Air Force | controlledby = | site_other_label = | site_other = | area = | code = | built = {{Start date|1940}} | used = 1940-{{End date|1965}} | builder = | materials = | height = | fate = | condition = | battles = | events = | commander = | past_commanders= | garrison = | occupants = | open_to_public = | website = | image3 = | alt3 = | caption3 = | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | elevation = {{Convert|10|m|0}} | r1-number = 00/00 | r1-length = | r1-surface = Concrete | r2-number = 00/00 | r2-length = | r2-surface = Concrete | r3-number = 00/00 | r3-length = | r3-surface = Concrete | airfield_other_label = | airfield_other = | footnotes = }} Royal Air Force Woolfox Lodge or more simply RAF Woolfox Lodge is a former Royal Air Force station next to the A1 road in Rutland, UK. The airfield is split between the parishes of Empingham and Greetham. It was open from 1940 until 1965. HistoryWoolfox opened as a reserve landing ground for RAF Cottesmore then became a satellite to RAF North Luffenham in October 1941. Full station status was granted from June 1943. The wartime airfield comprised three tarmac runways and one Type B1 and four T2 aircraft hangars. There was temporary accommodation for 1,149 male and 252 female personnel. RAF Woolfox Lodge was used in later years as a relief landing ground but the runways deteriorated to such a degree that the airfield had to be closed to flying by spring 1954. In 1960 a Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missile site under No. 62 Squadron RAF was positioned in a secure area adjacent to the A1 road near the former technical site. RAF units and aircraft{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=158}}
Current useThe site is now used for agriculture and employment purposes.[1] The Cold War-era Bloodhound missile site, while derelict, is well preserved. Hardstandings for 32 Bloodhound missiles are present. During the summer of 2018 the parch marks of various World War II-era buildings became visible on the former technical site within the boundaries of the missile site.{{cn|date=August 2018}} The landowner in 2019 has proposed it as a site for a possible garden village.[2][3] References1. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/woolfox-lodge |title = WOOLFOX LODGE |date = 1 September 2011 |website = Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust |accessdate= 2 January 2014 }} Bibliography2. ^{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Dan |title=Huge 7,500 home 'garden village' planned for Rutland former RAF base |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/huge-7500-home-garden-village-2690862 |accessdate=28 March 2019 |work=Leicester Mercury |date=28 March 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=Woolfox Garden Village |url=https://woolfoxgardenvillage.co.uk/ |accessdate=28 March 2019}}
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2 : Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom|Royal Air Force stations in Rutland |
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