RAF Kirmington

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RAF Kirmington shown within Lincolnshire (grid reference TA095105)

RAF Kirmington was a Royal Air Force Bomber Command station in North Lincolnshire during World War II.

It took its name from the village of Kirmington nearby; the most notable squadron based there was 166 Squadron and a memorial plaque to the members of that unit is in the parish church.

Stained glass war memorial window in the church of St. Helen, Kirmington.

Humberside International Airport

Squadron	Aircraft	Date arrived	Date departed
150	Wellington IC and III	October 1942	January 1943
142	Wellington II, III, IV and X	December 1942	January 1943
166	Wellington III	January 1943	February 1943
	Wellington X	February 1943	September 1943
	Lancaster B I and B III	September 1943	November 1945
153	Lancaster B I and B III	October 1944	October 1944

[edit] After World War II

From February 1946 the station was put on care and maintenance until relinquished by the Air Ministry to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1953.

In 1970, after changing hands several times, Kirmington was selected as the best location for a regional airport serving the Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe localities and has become Humberside International Airport.