RAF Barkston Heath

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RAF Barkston Heath
IATA: N/A - ICAO: EGYE
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Royal Air Force
Serves		Grantham
Elevation AMSL		367 ft (112 m)
Coordinates		52°57′44″N, 000°33′42″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
06/24	6,007	1,831	Asphalt
11/29	4,206	1,282	Asphalt
18/36	2,657	810	Asphalt

RAF Barkston Heath (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGYE) is a Royal Air Force station near Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Contents 1 History 2 Current 3 Reference Source 4 External link

[edit] History

RAF Barkston Heath was opened in 1941 and was used by the 61st Troop Carrier Group of the United States Army Air Forces.

[edit] Current

Currently it is home to the Defence Elementary Flying Training School, which provides elementary flying training for Royal Navy and Army Air Corps students. The DEFTS flies Slingsby T-67 Firefly trainers.

[edit] Reference Source

• Bruce Barrymore Halpenny Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands v. 2 (ISBN 978-0850594843)

[edit] External link

• World Aero Data airport information for EGYE