RAF Kirmington was a Royal Air Force Bomber Command station in North Lincolnshire during World War II.[1]
It took its name from the village of Kirmington nearby; the most notable squadron based there was 166 Squadron[1] and a memorial plaque to the members of that unit is in the parish church.
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 |
From February 1946 the station was put on care and maintenance until relinquished by the Air Ministry to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1953.[2]
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.[2]