RAF Hospital Nocton Hall was a 740-bed RAF

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serving the predominantly RAF personnel based at the large number of RAF Stations in the area.

History

Officially designated as No. 1 RAF Hospital Nocton Hall, the facility opened for medical use in June 1947. The hospital was situated in the grounds of Nocton Hall which was used to provide accommodation for female officers. The hospital was used by forces personnel, their families and local civilians until it closed as an RAF facility on 31 March 1983.A commemorative postal First Day Cover was issued that day. In 1984 it was leased to the

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(USAF) for use as a wartime contingency hospital. During the

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, over 1,300 US medical staff were sent to the hall and many were billeted at

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, although ultimately only 35 casualties had to be treated. In its later days 13 American personnel remained to keep the hospital serviceable. The USAF handed back RAF Nocton Hall to the UK Government on 30 September 1995. NoctonChest

The only accessible part of the hospital is the site of the former married quarters, which had been built nearby.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nocton Hall, RAF Hospital buildings completed in 1947

Military units and formations established in 1940

Military units and formations disestablished in 1983 Defunct hospitals in England Hospitals in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District Military hospitals in the United Kingdom Medical installations of the United States Air Force Royal Air Force Medical Services