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SKELLINGTHOPRE |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Lincolnshire |
SG | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
October 1941 |
Runways |
3 Concrete/Tarmac | ||||
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Closed |
1952 |
Hangers |
1 – Type B1, 2 – Type T2 | ||||
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Elevation |
60 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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50 Sqn |
5 GP |
26/11/41 |
20/06/42 |
Hampden. Manchester I, Lancaster I, III | |||
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17/10/42 |
15/06/45 |
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61 Sqn |
5 GP |
16/11/43 |
12/01/44 |
Lancaster I, III | |||
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17/10/42 |
15/06/45 |
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened as satellite to Swinderby October 1941 | |||||||
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Became No. 53 Base substation November 1942 | |||||||
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F/O L.T. Manser, awarded posthumous VC, Cologne 30/31 May 1942 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||