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Royal Air Force North Killingholme or more simply RAF North Killingholme is a former Royal Air Force station located immediately west of the village of North Killingholme in North Lincolnshire, England.
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | North Killingholme, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||
In use | 1943-1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°38′09″N 000°17′31″W / 53.63583°N 0.29194°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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The airfield was extensively used during the Second World War by Avro Lancaster bombers.
History
editThe RAF station opened in November 1943[1] and became fully operational in January 1944 when 550 Squadron moved there from RAF Waltham.[2]
The station was with No. 1 Group RAF. No. 14 Base HQ was based at the airfield between 1944 and 1945.[citation needed]
It remained operational until October 1945. 550 squadron was the only squadron to be based at North Killingholme and flew only Avro Lancasters.[2]
After North Killingholme closed, the land reverted to agriculture use, but the layout of the station is very easy to see from aerial photographs.[2]
There is the North Killingholme Industrial Estate on the site along with a large depot for Volvo construction equipment.
See also
edit- List of former Royal Air Force stations
- RAF Kirmington, a nearby airfield, later became Humberside Airport.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Halpenny 1981, p. 146.
- ^ a b c Halpenny 1981, p. 147.
Bibliography
edit- Halpenny, B. B. Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands v. 2. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1981. ISBN 0-85059-484-7.