RAF Honiley
Royal Air Force Honiley or RAF Honiley is a former Royal Air Force station located in Wroxall, Warwickshire, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Coventry, England.
| RAF Honiley | |||||||||||
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| Wroxall, Warwickshire in England | |||||||||||
The main runway at RAF Honiley (looking east to west) | |||||||||||
RAF Honiley Shown within Warwickshire RAF Honiley RAF Honiley (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°21′22″N 001°39′54″W | ||||||||||
| Type | Sector Station 1941-44 | ||||||||||
| Code | HY | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1941-44 * No. 9 Group RAF RAF Bomber Command 1944- * No. 26 (Signals) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940/41 | ||||||||||
| Built by | John Laing & Son Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | August 1941 – March 1958 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: BHY | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 141 metres (463 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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The station closed in March 1958, and after being used as a motor vehicle test track, it has been subject to planning permission from the Prodrive Formula One team for development of their Fulcrum test and development facility however this has been cancelled.
From September 2014 the site has been used by Jaguar Land Rover for heritage driving experiences with the location being known as Fen End.
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