RAF Caistor
RAF Caistor | |||||||||||||
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| Near Caistor, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||||
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| Site information | |||||||||||||
| Type | RAF relief landing ground | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 9 Group RAF * No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
  RAF Caistor Shown within Lincolnshire  RAF Caistor RAF Caistor (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°30′10″N 000°21′50″W / 53.50278°N 0.36389°W | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||
| In use | 1941-1963 | ||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 100 feet (30 m)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Caistor or more simply RAF Caistor is a former Royal Air Force relief landing ground located 6 miles (10 km) south east of Brigg, Lincolnshire and 9 miles (14 km) north west of Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England, the site is now used for farming.
History
[edit]Second World War
[edit]- Satellite of No. 1 Air Armament School RAF (December 1942 - June 1943)[2][3]
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (June - September 1942)[4]
- No. 53 Operational Training Unit RAF (1943-44)[5]
- A detachment of No. 85 Squadron RAF[6]
- Sub site for No. 93 Maintenance Unit RAF (December 1948 - December 1950)[7]
- Sub site for No. 233 Maintenance Unit RAF (February 1945 - ?)[8]
- Relief Landing Ground for RAF College SFTS (June 1943 - March 1944)[9] became Relief Landing Ground for No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF (March 1944 - February 1945)[10]
Cold War
[edit]Current use
[edit]The site has now returned to agricultural use, and little remains of the military facilities.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 59.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 45.
- ^ "Caistor". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 43.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 241.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 50.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 209.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 215.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 265.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 155.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 81.
Bibliography
[edit]- Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
External links
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Media related to RAF Caistor at Wikimedia Commons- Historic England. "Monument No. 1543704". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 24 March 2015.
