RAF Strubby
RAF Strubby | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 An Airfield Building | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Strubby, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 39 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°18′14″N 000°10′00″E / 53.30389°N 0.16667°ECoordinates: 53°18′14″N 000°10′00″E / 53.30389°N 0.16667°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Strubby Location in Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- No. 144 Squadron RAF.[1]
- No. 227 Squadron RAF.[2]
- No. 280 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 404 Squadron RCAF.[4]
- No. 619 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 381 Maintenance Unit RAF (MU).[6]
- No. 382 MU.[6]
- No. 383 MU.[6]
- No. 384 MU.[6]
- Empire Air Armament School.[6]
- RAF College of Air Warfare.[6]
- RAF Flying College.[6]
- 5 Group Anti-Aircraft School.[7]
- 12 GCA Unit.[7]
Squadrons
| Squadron | Equipment | From | To | To | Notes |
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jefford 1988, p. 61.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jefford 1988, p. 74.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jefford 1988, p. 89.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jefford 1988, p. 101.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Strubby". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "RAF Strubby". RAF-Lincolnshire.info. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ "Welcome to Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park". Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ "Welcome". Strubby Airfield. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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.
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