Sutton Bridge
Also known as: | 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
![001Taxiway at the north east of the airfield. Looking south from Chalk Lane - 26 May 2008.png](/media/6178/taxiway-at-the-north-east-of-the-airfield-looking-south-from-chalk-lane-26-may-2008.png)
Taxiway at the north east of the airfield, looking south from Chalk Lane, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![002Taxiway at the north east of the airfield. Looking south west from Chalk Lane - 26 May 2008.png](/media/6174/taxiway-at-the-north-east-of-the-airfield-looking-south-west-from-chalk-lane-26-may-2008.png)
Taxiway at the north east of the airfield, looking south west from Chalk Lane, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
![003Handcraft Hut - 27 July 2008.png](/media/6179/handcraft-hut-27-july-2008.png)
Handcraft Hut at Sutton Bridge, 27 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
![004Looking west across the airfield - 27 July 2008.png](/media/6176/looking-west-across-the-airfield-27-july-2008.png)
Looking west across the airfield, 27 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
![005Hangar : Bellman Type Aircraft Shed - 12 January 2012.png](/media/6175/hangar-bellman-type-aircraft-shed-12-january-2012.png)
A Bellman Type aircraft shed at Sutton Bridge, 12 January 2012. © Richard Flagg
![006Pre-War Civil Aircraft Shed - 12 January 2012.png](/media/6177/pre-war-civil-aircraft-shed-12-january-2012.png)
Pre-War Civil Aircraft Shed at Sutton Bridge, 12 January 2012. © Richard Flagg
![007Borehole Pump House - 14 April 2013.png](/media/6180/borehole-pump-house-14-april-2013.png)
Borehole Pump House at Sutton Bridge, 14 April 2013. © Richard Flagg
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