BINBROOK

County

Pundit Code

Lincolnshire

BK

General Information

Facilities

Opened

June 1940

Runways

3

Closed

June 1988

Hangers

5 – Type C

Elevation

373

feet

 

 

Contractor

Various

 

 

Squadrons and Units

Sqn/Unit

Group

From

To

Aircraft

12 Sqn

1 GP

03/07/40

08/40

Battle, Wellington II, IV

142 Sqn

1 GP

03/07/40

12/08/40

Battle, Wellington II, IV

 

 

09/04/42

24/09/42

 

460 Sqn

1 GP

14/05/43

28/07/45

Lancaster I, III

Points of Interest

Opened with full station status June 1940

Became No. 12 Base Headquarters January 1943

Station Memorial

Binbrook