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East Kirkby (Hagnaby)

Major
Decoy
Also known as: East Kirby (misspelling) / RAF 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 
001Control Tower : Watch Office for All Commands - 3 November 2007.png

The control tower at East Kirkby, 3 November 2007. © Richard Flagg

002Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking east north east from the lane that crosses the airfield - 26 May 2008.png

Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking east north east from the lane that crosses the airfield, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg

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Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking south, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg

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Remains of the perimeter track at East Kirkby, 26 March 2009.

005Fire Station (Post War USAF) - 5 November 2011.png

The post war USAF Fire Station at East Kirkby, 5 November 2011. © Richard Flagg

006Blast Shelter - 5 November 2011.png

Blast Shelter at East Kirkby, 5 November 2011. © Richard Flagg

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Blast Shelter at East Kirkby, 5 November 2011. © Richard Flagg

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The control tower and signal square at East Kirkby, 17 February 2012.

009Avro Lancaster B.VII 'Just Jane' (G-ASXX / NX611) - 6 April 2015.png

Avro Lancaster B.VII 'Just Jane' at East Kirkby, 6 April 2015. © Richard Flagg

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Coningsby

Bomber Command Base Sub-Station(s):

SpilsbyStrubby

Decoy Airfield(s):

Sibsey (Decoy)

Associated Airfield(s):

Frithville / Sibsey (Decoy)

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