RAF Strubby

RAF Strubby
An airfield building
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Royal Air Force
Location Strubby, Lincolnshire
Built 1942 (1942)
In use 1943-1972 (1972)
Elevation AMSL 39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates 53°18′14″N 000°10′00″E / 53.30389°N 0.16667°E / 53.30389; 0.16667Coordinates: 53°18′14″N 000°10′00″E / 53.30389°N 0.16667°E / 53.30389; 0.16667
Map
RAF Strubby
Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 1,990 605 Asphalt
00/00 0 0 Asphalt
00/00 0 0 Asphalt
00/00 0 0 Asphalt

Royal Air Force Station 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

Squadrons

SquadronEquipmentFromToToNotes
No. 144 Squadron RAFBristol Beaufighter X1 July 19443 September 1944RAF Banff[1]
No. 227 Squadron RAFAvro Lancaster I and III5 April 19458 June 1945RAF Graveley[2]
No. 280 Squadron RAFVickers Warwick I1 May 19446 September 1944RAF LanghamDetachment at RAF Thornaby[3]
No. 404 Squadron RCAFBeaufighter X1 July 19443 September 1944RAF Davidstow MoorDetachment at RAF Davidstow Moor[4]
No. 619 Squadron RAFLancaster I and III28 September 19441 July 1945RAF Skellingthorpe[5]

Current use

Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park currently occupies a small section of the site.[8]

There is also a small airfield with an asphalt runway on the northern side of the site.[9]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  2. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 74.
  3. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  4. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 89.
  5. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 101.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Strubby". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. 1 2 "RAF Strubby". RAF-Lincolnshire.info. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park". Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Welcome". Strubby Airfield. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

Bibliography

  • Jefford, C. G, MBE, BA, RAF (Retd). 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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