Coleby Grange
| Also known as: | Colby Grange (misspelling) / Coleby / Coleby Grange Aerodrome / RAF Coleby Grange / RAF Station, Coleby Grange / USAAF Station 428 |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| Current Status: | Farmland (main position) / Public road |
| Date: | 1930s - 1963 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RAF (Polish) / RCAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Anti-aircraft co-operation / Fighter (main role) / Missile (main role) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Boothby Graffoe Parish Meeting
- Coleby Parish Council
- J H Baxter & Sons
Main unit(s) present:
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No 17 SFTS
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No 19 FTS
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No 68 Sqn
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No 107 EGS / E107 EGS
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No 107 GS
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No 142 Sqn
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No 253 Sqn
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No 264 Sqn
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No 288 Sqn
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No 307 Sqn
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No 402 Sqn
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No 409 Sqn
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No 410 Sqn
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No 1515 BAT Flight
- No 2882 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Station Flight, Coleby Grange
The control tower at Coleby Grange, 30 June 2007. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Coleby Grange, 30 June 2007. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking south west from Heath Lane, 30 June 2007. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north from near the control tower, 30 June 2007. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking south from near the control tower, 30 June 2007. © Richard Flagg
Part of the perimeter track at Coleby Grange, 18 September 2008.
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