RAF Westley
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, 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.The following units were also here at some point:
- No. 241 Squadron RAF
- No. 268 Squadron RAF
- No. 657 Squadron RAF
- No. 662 Squadron RAF
- No. 103 Gliding School RAF