RAF Woodvale
| RAF Woodvale | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near Woodvale, Merseyside in England | |||||||||
RAF Woodvale | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | No. 22 Group (Training) | ||||||||
| Website | https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-woodvale/ | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°34′54″N 003°03′20″W / 53.58167°N 3.05556°W | ||||||||
| Area | 173 hectares | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||
| In use | 1941–present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Squadron Leader M Barrett | ||||||||
| Occupants |
| ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGOW | ||||||||
| Elevation | 11 metres (36 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
| |||||||||
.jpg){kind=link}
Royal Air Force Woodvale or more simply RAF Woodvale (ICAO: EGOW) is a Royal Air Force Station located 4 mi (6.4 km) next to the towns of Formby and Ainsdale in an area called Woodvale which is located to the south of Southport, Merseyside. Woodvale was constructed as an all-weather night fighter airfield for the defence of Liverpool. However, it did not open until 7 December 1941 which was just after the Liverpool Blitz which peaked in May of that year.