Goxhill
Also known as: | Goathill (nickname) / Goxhill Aerodrome / RAF Goxhill / USAAF Station 345 |
County: | North Lincolnshire |
Current Status: | Farmland / Industry |
Date: | 25 June 1941 - 14 December 1953 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / USAAF (main user) |
Aircraft Roles: | Fighter / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Goxhill Library
- Goxhill Parish Council
- Military Aviation Museum - US museum, where control tower rebuilt after being disassembled at airfield
Main unit(s) present:
- 1st FG
- 2nd FS
- 4th FS
- 5th FS
- No 1 Gp TT Flight
- 27th FS
- No 35 MU
- 52nd FG
- 71st FS
- 78th FG
- 82nd FS
- 83rd FS
- 84th FS
- No 92 MU
- No 93 MU
- No 233 MU
- 350th FS
- 351st FS
- 352nd FS
- 353rd FG
- 356th FG
- 358th FG
- 359th FS
- 360th FS
- 361st FS
- 365th FS
- 366th FS
- 367th FS
- 496th FTG
- 554th FS
- 555th FS
- No 4029 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
![001Goxhill partners copy.JPG](/media/4200/goxhill-partners-copy.jpg)
A North American P-51 Mustang outside the restored Goxhill control tower at The Military Aviation Museum, Virginia, USA. Courtesy of The Military Aviation Museum
![002IMG_5015 copy 2.jpg](/media/4202/img_5015-copy-2.jpg)
A North American P-51 Mustang outside the restored Goxhill control tower at The Military Aviation Museum, Virginia, USA. Courtesy of The Military Aviation Museum
![003FB_IMG_1495809456438 copy.jpg](/media/4199/fb_img_1495809456438-copy.jpg)
A North American P-51 Mustang outside the restored Goxhill control tower at The Military Aviation Museum, Virginia, USA. Courtesy of The Military Aviation Museum
![004FB_IMG_1495809357251 copy.jpg](/media/4198/fb_img_1495809357251-copy.jpg)
Interior of the restored Goxhill control tower at The Military Aviation Museum, Virginia, USA. Courtesy of The Military Aviation Museum
![005IMG_4950 copy.jpg](/media/4201/img_4950-copy.jpg)
Interior of the restored Goxhill control tower at The Military Aviation Museum, Virginia, USA. Courtesy of The Military Aviation Museum
![006Spit launch copy.jpg](/media/4203/spit-launch-copy.jpg)
A Supermarine Spitfire outside the restored Goxhill control tower at The Military Aviation Museum, Virginia, USA. Courtesy of The Military Aviation Museum
![007Spit_Goxhill copy edited.jpg](/media/4204/spit_goxhill-copy-edited.jpg)
A Supermarine Spitfire outside the restored Goxhill control tower at The Military Aviation Museum, Virginia, USA. Courtesy of The Military Aviation Museum
![010Dining Room & Cinema - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6054/dining-room-cinema-29-may-2008.png)
Dining Room and Cinema at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![011Taxiway at the east of the airfield looking north east - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6055/taxiway-at-the-east-of-the-airfield-looking-north-east-29-may-2008.png)
Taxiway at the east of the airfield looking north east, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![012Hangar : T2 Type Aircraft Shed 2 - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6057/hangar-t2-type-aircraft-shed-2-29-may-2008.png)
T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![013Station Headquarters - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6056/station-headquarters-29-may-2008.png)
Station Headquarters at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![014Hangar : J Type Aircraft Shed - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6059/hangar-j-type-aircraft-shed-29-may-2008.png)
J Type Aircraft Shed at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![015Hangar : T2 Type Aircraft Shed - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6058/hangar-t2-type-aircraft-shed-29-may-2008.png)
T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![016Can Camera, Gun Workshops & Lecture Room - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6060/can-camera-gun-workshops-lecture-room-29-may-2008.png)
Can Camera, Gun Workshops and Lecture Room at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![017Gymnasium - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6061/gymnasium-29-may-2008.png)
Gymnasium at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![018Hangar : J Type Aircraft Shed 2 - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6062/hangar-j-type-aircraft-shed-2-29-may-2008.png)
J Type Aircraft Shed at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![019Turret Instruction Building - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6063/turret-instruction-building-29-may-2008.png)
Turret Instruction Building at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![020Armoury - 29 May 2008.png](/media/6064/armoury-29-may-2008.png)
The armoury at Goxhill, 29 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![025Airfield Defence Observation Post - 6 July 2014.png](/media/6065/airfield-defence-observation-post-6-july-2014.png)
Airfield defence observation post at Goxhill, 6 July 2014. © Richard Flagg
Footage of Goxhill. Courtesy of Guy Osgerby
Aerial footage of Goxhill. Courtesy of Richard Lawson
Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | |
Decoy Airfield(s): | |
Home Defence Flight Station(s): |