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Royal Air Force Wratting Common or more simply RAF Wratting Common is a former Royal Air Force station located near Newmarket, Suffolk, UK.

RAF Wratting Common
Withersfield in England
RAF Wratting Common Shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°07′30″N 000°24′05″E
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	1943-1947 (1947)
Airfield information
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete

History

The following units were here at some point:[1]

• No. 24 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
• No. 90 Squadron RAF
• No. 195 Squadron RAF
• No. 273 Maintenance Unit RAF
• No. 1552 Radio Aids Training Flight No. 2 Section
• No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF

References

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