East Kirkby (Hagnaby)
Major
Decoy
Also known as: | East Kirby (misspelling) / RAF East Kirkby / RAF Station, East Kirkby |
County: | Lincolnshire |
Current Status: | Farmland (main position) / Industry / Leisure activity / Museum (main position) / Public road |
Date: | August 1943 - 31 December 1958 (Care & Maintenance); subsequent minor and winch launched gliding use; (decoy - Hagnaby) 1940 (earliest known date June) - closed by 7 April 1942 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil (minor and winch launched gliding use) / RAAF / USAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
Prominent People: | Fred Panton / Harold Panton |
Aircraft Roles: | Bomber (main role) / General aviation (minor and winch launched gliding use) / Trainer |
Decoy Type(s): | KQ, to Q by September 1941 |
Decoy Number(s): | 18(a) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Bourne Kart Club
- Coningsby & District Grass Kart Club
- East Kirkby Large Indoor Car Boot
- East Kirkby Parish Council
- H A & B M Horne
- Hannah cum Hagnaby Parish Council
- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
- West Keal Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 55 Base
- No 57 Sqn
- No 93 MU
- No 139 Sqn
- No 231 (Strategic Light Bomber) OCU
- No 350 Wing
- No 351 Wing
- No 460 Sqn
- No 554 Wing
- No 630 Sqn
- 3931st ABG
- East Kirkby Soaring Group
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