RAF Wittering
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Royal Air Force Station Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering （ICAO: EGXT） is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire.
Although Stamford in Lincolnshire is the nearest town, the runways of RAF Wittering cross the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Wittering's use as a military airfield dates back to 5 May 1916 when it began as RFC Stamford.
The aerodrome was initially created for A Flight of No.
38 （Home Defence） Squadron.
In common with other Home Defence squadrons at the time it was used for training during the day and for air defence at night.
From the Flight's operational declaration in December 1916 until it deployed to France in November 1917, its BE2cs, RE7s and FE2bs claimed engagements with several Zeppelins.
The station's training role expanded when it became the Royal Flying Corps's No.
1 Training Depot Station in 1917.
The neighbouring airfield, RFC Easton on the Hill, also dates back to 1916 and it became No.
5 Training Depot Station in 1917.
Following the formation of the Royal Air Force, Easton on the Hill became RAF Collyweston on 1 April 1918.
Stamford was retitled at RAF Wittering on 10 April 1918.
Flying Training RAF Wittering officially reopened in 1924 following an Air Defence Review in 1923.
A significant amount of development took place to re-open the station including four new accommodation blocks for airmen, a corporals and airmen's institute, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officers' Mess, the Officers' Mess, and a new guardr...