Skellingthorpe
Major
| Also known as: | Birchwood Estate / RAF Skellingthorpe / RAF Station, Skellingthorpe / Skellingthorpe Aerodrome / Skelly (nickname) |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| Current Status: | Housing |
| Date: | October 1941 - 1954 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RAAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved (1942) |
| Prominent People: | Leslie Manser VC |
| Aircraft Roles: | Bomber |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Skellingthorpe Library
- Skellingthorpe Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
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No 3 (Coastal) OTU
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No 14 (P) AFU
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No 50 Con Flight
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No 50 Sqn
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No 58 MU
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No 61 Sqn
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No 92 MU
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No 93 MU
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No 97 Con Flight
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No 383 MU
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No 455 Sqn
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No 463 Sqn
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No 619 Sqn
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No 1485 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight
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No 1506 BAT Flight
An Avro Lancaster at Skellingthorpe. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Cammish
Hardstanding at Skellingthorpe, 28 November 2007. © Richard Flagg
Remains of the airfield at Skellingthorpe, 21 September 2012.
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