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Royal Air Force Woodvale or RAF Woodvale (ICAO: EGOW) is a Royal Air Force Station located 4 mi (6.4 km) next to a village called Formby in an area called Woodvale- just South of Southport Merseyside. Although constructed as an all-weather night fighter airfield for the defence of Liverpool it did not open until 7 December 1941 which was just after the Liverpool Blitz which had peaked in May.