RAF Westley | |
Ensign: | Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
Country: | England |
Pushpin Map: | Suffolk |
Pushpin Label: | RAF Westley |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Suffolk |
Type: | Royal Air Force airfield |
Ownership: | Air Ministry |
Operator: | Royal Air Force |
Controlledby: | RAF Army Cooperation Command |
Used: | 1938- |
Elevation: | 60m (200feet) |
R1-Number: | 00/00 |
R1-Surface: | Grass |
RAF Westley is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located to the west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, between 1938 and 1946. It was established by the Straight Corporation which set up the West Suffolk Aero Club in May 1938,[1] before the airfield was taken over by the RAF Volunteer Reserve.
In 1942 No. 652 AOP Squadron moved in to provide training, using de Havilland Tiger Moths and Taylorcraft Austers. This continued until 1943.
The following units were also here at some point:
By 1946 the airfield closed and is now the site of the Westley suburb of Bury St Edmunds.