Sutton Bridge
Also known as: | RAF Station, Sutton Bridge / RAF Sutton Bridge / Sutton Bridge Aerodrome |
County: | Lincolnshire |
Current Status: | Potato research / Power station |
Date: | September 1926 - 1 November 1957 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Potato Council
- St Matthew's Church, Sutton Bridge
- Sutton Bridge & Wingland Parish Council
- Sutton Bridge Power Station
Main unit(s) present:
- No 2 FIS (Advanced)
- No 3 ATC
- No 3 ATS
- No 6 FTS
- No 6 OTU
- No 7 FTS
- No 7 (P) AFU
- No 7 SFTS
- No 10 FTS
- No 11 FTS
- No 12 Gp TT Flight
- No 16 (Polish) SFTS
- No 56 OTU
- No 58 MU
- No 64 Sqn
- No 73 Sqn
- No 254 Sqn
- No 264 Sqn
- No 266 Sqn
- No 401 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 402 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 404 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 407 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
- No 613 Sqn
- No 800 Sqn
- No 801 Sqn
- No 802 Sqn
- No 803 Sqn
- No 2750 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2884 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Central Gunnery School
- Gunnery Leaders Wing
- Pilots Gunnery Instructors Training Wing
- RAF Practice Camp, Sutton Bridge
- Recruit Sub-Depot
- Towed Target Flight, Sutton Bridge

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

Taxiway at the north east of the airfield, looking south west from Chalk Lane, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg

Handcraft Hut at Sutton Bridge, 27 July 2008. © Richard Flagg

Looking west across the airfield, 27 July 2008. © Richard Flagg

A Bellman Type aircraft shed at Sutton Bridge, 12 January 2012. © Richard Flagg

Pre-War Civil Aircraft Shed at Sutton Bridge, 12 January 2012. © Richard Flagg

Borehole Pump House at Sutton Bridge, 14 April 2013. © Richard Flagg
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