Kelstern II
Also known as: | RAF Kelstern |
County: | Lincolnshire |
Current Status: | Farmland (main position) / Public road |
Date: | 18 August 1943 - 4 August 1946 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
Aircraft Roles: | Bomber |
- Binbrook Parish Council
- Calcethorpe with Kelstern Parish Meeting
- North Ormesby Parish Meeting
- Welcome to 625 Squadron
Main unit(s) present:
- No 170 Sqn
- No 625 Sqn
![002Romney Hut - 6 July 2014.png](/media/6085/romney-hut-6-july-2014.png)
Romney Hut at Kelstern, 6 July 2014. © Richard Flagg
![003Romney Hut - 31 December 2015.png](/media/6083/romney-hut-31-december-2015.png)
Romney Hut at Kelstern, 31 December 2015. © Richard Flagg
![004Runway 01:19. Looking south from the road that crosses the airfield - 31 December 2015.png](/media/6079/runway-01-19-looking-south-from-the-road-that-crosses-the-airfield-31-december-2015.png)
Runway 01:19, looking south from the road that crosses the airfield, 31 December 2015. © Richard Flagg
![005Runway 01:19. Looking north from the road that crosses the airfield - 31 December 2015.png](/media/6080/runway-01-19-looking-north-from-the-road-that-crosses-the-airfield-31-december-2015.png)
Runway 01:19, looking north from the road that crosses the airfield, 31 December 2015. © Richard Flagg
![006Runway 06:24. Looking north east from the road that crosses the airfield - 31 December 2015.png](/media/6081/runway-06-24-looking-north-east-from-the-road-that-crosses-the-airfield-31-december-2015.png)
Runway 06:24, looking north east from the road that crosses the airfield, 31 December 2015. © Richard Flagg
![007Taxiway at the south of the airfield. Looking north east from the road that crosses the airfield - 31 December 2015.png](/media/6082/taxiway-at-the-south-of-the-airfield-looking-north-east-from-the-road-that-crosses-the-airfield-31-december-2015.png)
Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking north east from the road that crosses the airfield, 31 December 2015. © Richard Flagg
![008Operations Block - 31 December 2015.png](/media/6084/operations-block-31-december-2015.png)
Operations Block at Kelstern, 31 December 2015. © Richard Flagg
![009Marston Shed - 31 December 2015.png](/media/6086/marston-shed-31-december-2015.png)
Marston Shed at Kelstern, 31 December 2015. © Richard Flagg
![010Standby Set House - 31 December 2015.png](/media/6087/standby-set-house-31-december-2015.png)
Standby Set House at Kelstern, 31 December 2015. © Richard Flagg
Various photographs of Kelstern II. Courtesy of LincolnshireFindings
Aerial footage of Kelstern II, December 2018. Courtesy of Fly With Mike
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