| RAF Graveley | |||
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| Handley Page Halifax B.III | |||
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Disused RAF Airfield | ||
| Location | Graveley, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 53 m | ||
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RAF Graveley
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 4,200 | 1,280 | |
| 09/27 | 6,000 | 1,829 | |
| 15/33 | 4,200 | 1,280 | |
RAF Graveley was a heavy bomber airfield during World War II, located near Huntingdon.
The first Squadron to move to Graveley was 35 Sqn (No. XXXV Squadron) RAF in August 1942 using the Handley Page Halifax (which it had used since 1940) it became a pathfinder unit, forming part of No. 8 Group. In March 1944 the squadron re-equipped with the Avro Lancaster.
629 Sqn was formed on 1 January 1944 at RAF Graveley, equipped with Mosquito IV bombers, as part of the Light Night Striking Force of No. 8 Group RAF in Bomber Command. It reequipped with the Mosquito XVI bombers in March.