RAF Bardney
Royal Air Force Bardney or RAF Bardney is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north of Bardney, Lincolnshire, England and 10.2 miles (16.4 km) east of the County town of Lincoln. It was built as a satellite to RAF Waddington in 1943 and the airfield closed in 1963.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bardney, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1942/3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 39 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°13′31″N 000°17′31″W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Bardney Location in Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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History
Second World War
- Opened on 13 April 1943 as home to No. 9 Squadron RAF.[1]
- October 1944, No. 227 Squadron formed at Bardney[2] before moving to RAF Balderton.[3]
- November 1944, No. 189 Squadron formed at Bardney.[4]
- 7 July 1945, No. 9 Squadron departs and the airfield is closed.[1]
Cold War
- 1945 onwards, site is used by the British Army for vehicle storage.[5]
- From 1959 to 1963, No. 106 Squadron operates as a Thor missile unit here.[6]
At some point the Bomber Command Film Flight Unit was posted here.[7]
Current use
The control tower is being restored by the Bardney Model Flyers, a remote control aircraft club. The former RAF station's hangars have been turned into warehouses.[8]
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References
Citations
- Jefford 1988, p. 27.
- Jefford 1988, p. 73.
- Jefford 1988, p. 74.
- Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- "RAF Bardney airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- Halpenny 1984, p. 38.
- "Bardney". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- Halpenny 1984, p. 39.
Bibliography
- Halpenny, B.B. Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands v. 2. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1984. ISBN 978-0850594843.
- Jefford, C.G. 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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