RAF Caistor
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||
| Location | Caistor, Lincolnshire | ||
| Built | 1940 | ||
| In use | 1940-1945 1959-1963 | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 85 ft / 26 m | ||
| Coordinates | 53°30′10″N 000°21′50″W / 53.50278°N 0.36389°WCoordinates: 53°30′10″N 000°21′50″W / 53.50278°N 0.36389°W | ||
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  RAF Caistor | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 00/00 | 0 | 0 | Grass |
| 00/00 | 0 | 0 | Grass |
RAF Caistor is a former Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground located 6.2 miles (10.0 km) south east of Brigg, Lincolnshire and 9.1 miles (14.6 km) north west of Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England, the site is now used for farming.
History[]
Second World War[]
- No. 1 Air Armament School.[1]
- No. 15 (P) AFU.[1]
- No. 17 Service Flying Training School.[1]
- No. 53 Operational Training Unit RAF.[1]
- No. 93 Maintenance Unit RAF.[1]
- No. 233 Maintenance Unit RAF.[1]
- RAF College SFTS.[1][2]
Cold War[]
Current use[]
The site has now returned to agricultural use, and little remains of the military facilities.
References[]
Citations[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Caistor". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/caistor. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ Lake 1999, p. 00.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 81.
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.
- Lake, A Flying Units of the RAF. Shrewbury, Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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