Monument record WLY 029 - Westley Airfield
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Summary
Second World War reconnaissance airfield at Westley, south of Newmarket Road & east of Westley Hall. Formerly recorded as WLY MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 830 647 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86SW |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | WESTLEY, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Second World War reconnaissance airfield at Westley, south of Newmarket Road & east of Westley Hall. Details in (S1).
Westley was a small grass airfieldroughly half a mile square and it had a small hanger and club-house. The planes which took off from Westley were on observation missions.
In 1944 to the late forties a gliding school was set up at Westley.
Formerly recorded as WLY MISC
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF50179 Monograph: Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum. 1993. Airfields and Airstrips of Norfolk and Suffolk, 3rd ed.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 19 2022 1:04PM