Bucknall
Major
| Also known as: | Bucknall Landing Ground / RAF Bucknall / RFC Bucknall / Horncastle |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| Current Status: | Farmland |
| Date: | October 1916 - 1919 (notification of relinquishment 13 March) |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RFC |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
Royal Aircraft Factory FE2 variants fighters of No 33 Squadron had Bucknall available to them as a Home Defence landing ground during World War One. Avro 504Ks which subsequently succeeded them in the summer of 1918 remained in service after the end of fighting.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 07/12/2019):
- Bucknall, Waddingworth & Tupholme Parish Council
- St. Margaret's Church, Bucknall - where ABCT's memorial plaque sited
Main unit(s) present:
- No 33 Sqn
Photographs of the plaque unveiling on 7 December 2019. Courtesy of Andrew Price
Plan of Bucknall. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
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