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Wellingore
| Also known as: | RAF Station, Wellingore / RAF Wellingore / Wellingore Aerodrome |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| Current Status: | Farmland |
| Date: | 1917 - 17 April 1947 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RAF (Belgian) / RAF (Polish) / RCAF |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Fighter / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Welbourn Parish Council
- Wellingore Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
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No 3 (Coastal) OTU
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No 11 SFTS
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No 17 SFTS
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No 19 FTS
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No 29 Sqn
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No 54 Sqn
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No 56 OTU
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No 81 Sqn
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No 154 Sqn
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No 288 Sqn
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No 309 Sqn
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No 349 Sqn
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No 402 Sqn
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No 412 Sqn
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No 416 Sqn
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No 439 Sqn
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No 613 Sqn
- No 2953 Sqn RAF Regiment
Remains of the airfield at Wellingore, 15 May 2004.
Remains of a building at Wellingore, 29 January 2006.
Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking west from High Dike Road, 27 November 2007. © Richard Flagg
Remains of the airfield at Wellingore, 24 October 2011.
A pillbox at Wellingore, 24 October 2011.
Remains of the airfield at Wellingore, 31 October 2015.
A pillbox at Wellingore, 3 November 2015.
Rare Second World War footage of Wellingore. Courtesy of paul linton
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