RAF North Killingholme

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.

RAF North Killingholme
Old hangar
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
LocationNorth Killingholme, Lincolnshire, England
Built1943 (1943)
In use1943-1945 (1945)
Elevation AMSL26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates53°38′09″N 000°17′31″W
Map
RAF North Killingholme
Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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The airfield was extensively used during the Second World War by Avro Lancaster bombers.

History
See also: No. 550 Squadron RAF
Old hangars

The 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.

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.

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gollark: What could possibly go wrong?!
gollark: Yes, that is what I meant by "the shield generators fail".
gollark: My base is just on a giant pillar in the sky anyway, so blow that up and no access for you.
gollark: Well, unless you dig LOTS and the shield generators fail.

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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