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Royal Air Force North Killingholme or more simply RAF North Killingholme is a former
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.
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.
RAF 550 Squadron and North Killingholme Association
Former RAF North Killingholme at wikimapia.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:North Killingholme Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire History of Lincolnshire Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
station located immediately west of the village of North Killingholme
North Killingholme is a small village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.
Situated on the southern bank of the Humber Estuary north-west of Grimsby, Killingholme is divided into two administrative distri ...
in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 167,446 in the 2011 census. The borough includes the towns of Scunthorpe, Brigg, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey and Bar ...
, England
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.
The airfield was extensively used during the Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
by Avro Lancaster bombers.
History
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.
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
*List of former Royal Air Force stations
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force.
The stations are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the du ...
* RAF Kirmington, a nearby airfield, later became Humberside Airport
Humberside Airport is an international airport at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire, England, from three large settlements: Grimsby (east), Hull (north) and Scunthorpe (west), on the A18, the latter two places reached by lon ...
.
References
Citations
Bibliography
*External links
RAF 550 Squadron and North Killingholme Association
Former RAF North Killingholme at wikimapia.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:North Killingholme Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire History of Lincolnshire Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945