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SWINDERBY |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Lincolnshire |
NR | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
August 1940 |
Runways |
3 Concrete | ||||
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Closed |
Currently used as a private airfield and industrial site |
Hangers |
3 – Type J, 3 – Type T2 | ||||
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Elevation |
69 |
feet |
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Contractor |
John Laing & Son Ltd. |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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300 Sqn |
1 GP |
22/08/40 |
11/07/41 |
Battle, Wellington I | |||
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301 Sqn |
1 GP |
29/08/40 |
18/07/41 |
Battle, Wellington I | |||
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466 Sqn |
5 GP |
06/06/41 |
08/02/42 |
Hampden | |||
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50 Sqn |
5 GP |
20/07/41 |
26/11/41 |
Hampden, Lancaster I, III | |||
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20/06/42 |
16/10/42 |
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1660 HCU |
5 GP |
10/42 |
11/46 |
Manchester, Halifax, Stirling I, III, Lancaster I, III | |||
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1654 HCU |
5 GP |
05/06/43 |
15/06/43 |
Stirling I, III | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened as satellite to Winthorpe August 1940 | |||||||
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Became No. 51 Base Headquarters March 1943 | |||||||
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Became No. 75 Base Headquarters November 1944 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||