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RAF North Killingholme
North Killingholme, Lincolnshire in England
Old hangar
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Coordinates53°38′09″N 000°17′31″W / 53.63583°N 0.29194°W / 53.63583; -0.29194
TypeRoyal Air Force station
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In use1943 - 1945 (1945)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation8 metres (26 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Asphalt
00/00  Asphalt
00/00  Asphalt

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.

The airfield was extensively used during the Second World War by Avro Lancaster bombers.

History

Old hangars

The RAF station opened in November 1943 and became fully operational in January 1944 when 550 Squadron moved there from RAF Waltham.

The station was with No. 1 Group RAF. No. 14 Base HQ was based at the airfield between 1944 and 1945.

It remained operational until October 1945. 550 squadron was the only squadron to be based at North Killingholme and flew only Avro Lancasters.

Current use

After North Killingholme closed, the land reverted to agriculture use, but the layout of the station is very easy to see from aerial photographs.

There is the North Killingholme Industrial Estate on the site along with a large depot for Volvo construction equipment.

See also

References

Citations

  1. Halpenny 1981, p. 146.
  2. ^ Halpenny 1981, p. 147.

Bibliography

  • 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.

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