Royal Air Force Stations in Lincolnshire
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Contents
- Expansion of RAF Airfields in the 1930s
- International Bomber Command Centre.
- RAF Anwick
- RAF Bardney
- RAF Barkston Heath
- RAF Binbrook
- RAF Blyton
- RAF Bottesford
- RAF Caistor
- RAF Coleby Grange
- RAF Coningsby
- RAF Cranwell
- RAF Digby
- RAF Donna Nook (Range)
- RAF Dunholme Lodge
- RAF East Kirkby
- RAF Elsham Wolds
- RAF Faldingworth
- RAF Fiskerton
- RAF Folkingham
- RAF Fulbeck
- RAF Goxhill
- RAF Grimsby / Waltham
- RAF Harlaxton
- RAF Hemswell / Harpswell
- RAF Hibaldstow
- RAF Holbeach Range
- RAF Ingham / Cammeringham
- RAF Kelstern
- RAF Kirmington
- RAF Kirton-in Lindsey
- RAF Ludford Magna
- RAF Manby
- RAF Metheringham
- RAF North Cotes
- RAF North Killingholme
- RAF North Witham
- RAF Saltby
- RAF Sandtoft
- RAF Scampton / Brattleby
- RAF Skellingthorpe
- RAF Spilsby
- RAF Spitalgate (Grantham)
- RAF Strubby
- RAF Sturgate
- RAF Sutton Bridge
- RAF Swinderby
- RAF Waddington
- RAF Wainfleet Range
- RAF Wellingore
- RAF Wickenby
- RAF Woodhall Spa
- FIDO
- High Flight
- Folkingham in 1944
- Fulbeck 1944
- Goxhill 1947
RAF Anwick
Airfield Code: AN; Grid reference: TF 108 519
Anwick covered an area of 54 acres and was only in use for the First World War.
In September 1916 No.38(HD) Home Defence Squadron RFC (Royal Flying Corps) flying the Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2 and BE.2. The squadron was transferred to Dunkirk in May 1918 which left Anwick without an operational squadron.
During World War II Anwick was set up for use as a decoy airfield for RAF Digby from 1939 to 1942, when it reverted back to farmland.
One remnant still exists, a hangar, which can be seen at the Anwick Garden centre (Grid ref. TF 1145 5077 = 53.042625,-0.339085)
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