RAF Leicester East
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| Royal Air Force Station Leicester East | |
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| Active | October 1943– 31 December 1947 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying station |
| Role | Flying |
| Part of | British Armed Forces |
| Based near | Stoughton, Leicestershire, England |
| Royal Air Force Ensign |  |
| March | Royal Air Force March Past |
| RAF Leicester East | |||
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| IATA: LE – ICAO: EGBG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | was Military, now Public | ||
| Owner | was Ministry of Defence, now Leicestershire Aero Club Limited | ||
| Operator | was Royal Air Force, now Leicestershire Aero Club | ||
| Location | Leicestershire, England | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 469 ft / 143 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | Concrete | ||
| 15/33 | Concrete | ||
| 04/22 | Concrete | ||
| No ILS | |||
The former Royal Air Force Station Leicester East, more commonly known as RAF Leicester East, (IATA: LE, ICAO: EGBG), was a Royal Air Force airbase, near the village of Stoughton, approximately 4 miles south-east of Leicester, Leicestershire. It was constructed in 1942, and formally opened in October 1943.
In March 1945 all operational military aircraft left Leicester East, and the airfield was placed on Care and Maintenance until its closure on 31 December 1947.
[edit] RAF Leicester East squadrons and aircraft
- No. 190 Squadron RAF - flying Short Stirling
- No. 196 Squadron RAF - flying Short Stirling
[edit] RAF Leicester East today
Today, the former RAF Leicester East is now known as Leicester Airport, and was previously known as Stoughton Aerodrome.
The airfield, control tower, and other smaller buildings are now used by the Leicestershire Aero Club
[edit] See also
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- Airport information for EGBG at World Aero Data
- Royal Air Force station
- List of RAF stations
- List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
- List of aircraft of the RAF
- Aircraft
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