RAF Strubby

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RAF Strubby
Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
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An Airfield Building
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Royal Air Force
Location Strubby, Lincolnshire
Built 1942 (1942)
In use 1943-1972 (1972)
Elevation AMSL 39 ft / 12 m
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Map
RAF Strubby is located in Lincolnshire
RAF Strubby
RAF Strubby
Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 1,990 605 Asphalt
00/00 0 0 Asphalt
00/00 0 0 Asphalt
00/00 0 0 Asphalt

Royal Air Force Station Strubby or more simply RAF Strubby is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north of Alford, Lincolnshire and 8.6 miles (13.8 km) south east of Louth, Lincolnshire, England.

History

Squadrons

Squadron Equipment From To To Notes
No. 144 Squadron RAF Bristol Beaufighter X 1 July 1944 3 September 1944 RAF Banff [1]
No. 227 Squadron RAF Avro Lancaster I and III 5 April 1945 8 June 1945 RAF Graveley [2]
No. 280 Squadron RAF Vickers Warwick I 1 May 1944 6 September 1944 RAF Langham Detachment at RAF Thornaby.[3]
No. 404 Squadron RCAF Beaufighter X 1 July 1944 3 September 1944 RAF Davidstow Moor Detachment at RAF Davidstow Moor.[4]
No. 619 Squadron RAF Lancaster I and III 28 September 1944 1 July 1945 RAF Skellingthorpe [5]

Current use

Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park currently occupies a small section of technical site.[8]

There is also a small airfield with an asphalt runway on the northern side of the site.[9]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jefford 1988, p. 74.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jefford 1988, p. 89.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jefford 1988, p. 101.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Bibliography

  • Jefford, C.G, MBE,BA ,RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.

External links

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