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RAF Strubby

Coordinates:53°18′14″N000°10′00″E / 53.30389°N 0.16667°E /53.30389; 0.16667
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Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England

RAF Strubby
Strubby,Lincolnshire in England
An airfield building
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force station
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
Location
RAF Strubby is located in Lincolnshire
RAF Strubby
RAF Strubby
Shown within Lincolnshire
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RAF Strubby is located in the United Kingdom
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Coordinates53°18′14″N000°10′00″E / 53.30389°N 0.16667°E /53.30389; 0.16667
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1943 - 1972 (1972)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation12 metres (39 ft)AMSL
Runways
DirectionLength and surface
00/00 Asphalt
00/00 Asphalt
00/00 Asphalt

Royal Air Force Strubby or more simplyRAF Strubby is a formerRoyal Air Force station 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north ofAlford,Lincolnshire, and 8.6 miles (13.8 km) south east ofLouth, Lincolnshire, England.

History

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Squadrons

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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 atRAF 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]

Units

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Current use

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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

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  2. ^Jefford 1988, p. 74.
  3. ^Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  4. ^Jefford 1988, p. 89.
  5. ^Jefford 1988, p. 101.
  6. ^abcdefg"Strubby". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved21 October 2012.
  7. ^ab"RAF Strubby". RAF-Lincolnshire.info. Retrieved21 October 2012.
  8. ^"Welcome to Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park". Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park. Retrieved21 October 2012.
  9. ^Lincs Aquatics
  10. ^"Lincs G.C. homepage". Lincolnshire Gliding Club. Retrieved27 November 2018.
  11. ^"Welcome". Strubby Airfield. Retrieved28 May 2014.

Bibliography

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  • 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.ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
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