RAF High Wycombe
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| RAF High Wycombe | ||
|---|---|---|
 Station Crest | ||
| Role | HQ Strike Command | |
| Location | Walters Ash, England | |
| Date Opened | 1938 | |
RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, outside High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. It is the headquarters of RAF Strike Command.
The base was opened during World War II as the headquarters of RAF Bomber Command, a role it retained until the formation of Strike Command in 1968.
RAF High Wycombe is situated roughly three miles from the town of High Wycombe over three sites - No 1 Site is the command HQ, No 2 Site houses the officers' mess while No 3 site is the domestic site, airmen and NCO's quarters, MT yard, PT flight and Supply Flight.
Although High Wycombe is a non-flying station, helicopters often visit to transport high ranking officers around the country. The station is not commanded by an air rank officer (Air Commodore and above) despite a large number of the station's personnel being of air rank. Whereas most stations would usually be commanded by a Group Captain, High Wycombe is usually commanded by a Wing Commander.
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