RAF Strubby
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| RAF Strubby | |||||||||||
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| Strubby, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
| File:Strubby Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 233941.jpg An airfield building | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
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| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943 - 1972 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Strubby or more simply RAF Strubby is a former Royal Air Force station 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north of Alford, Lincolnshire, and 8.6 miles (13.8 km) south east of Louth, Lincolnshire, England.
History
[edit | edit source]Squadrons
[edit | edit source]| Squadron | Equipment | From | To | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Units
[edit | edit source]- No. 381 Maintenance Unit RAF (MU)[6]
- No. 382 MU[6]
- No. 383 MU[6]
- No. 384 MU[6]
- Empire Air Armament School RAF[6]
- RAF College of Air Warfare[6]
- RAF Flying College[6]
- No. 5 Group Anti-Aircraft School[7]
- No. 12 Ground Controlled Approach Unit[7]
Current use
[edit | edit source]Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park currently occupies a small section of the site.[8]
Lincs Aquatics[9] trades from one of the old hangars.
Lincolnshire Gliding Club (formerly Strubby Gliding Club) has operated from the site since 1978. Celebrations to mark the club's 40th anniversary at Strubby were held in summer 2018. Gliders here make use of long runways of both grass and asphalt surfaces.[10] There is also a small airfield with an asphalt runway on the northern side of the site.[11]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 61.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 74.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 89.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 101.
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- ^ Lincs Aquatics
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Bibliography
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAF Strubby.
- 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
