RAF Bardney
Bardney, Lincolnshire in England
A wartime building on the airfield
RAF Bardney is located in Lincolnshire
RAF Bardney
RAF Bardney
Shown within Lincolnshire
Coordinates53°13′31″N 000°17′31″W / 53.22528°N 0.29194°W / 53.22528; -0.29194
TypeRoyal Air Force station
* No. 53 Base Substation
CodeBA[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 5 Group RAF
Site history
Built1942 (1942)/43
In useApril 1943 - 1963 (1963)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation12 metres (39 ft)[1] AMSL

Royal Air Force Bardney or RAF Bardney is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bardney, Lincolnshire, England and 10 miles (16 km) east of Lincoln. It was built as a satellite to RAF Waddington in 1943 and the airfield closed in 1963.

It was one of the many bomber bases built in Lincolnshire and was built to the standard design of three concrete runways. All the facilities were wildly dispersed. The tower was built on the south-eastern perimeter, not very far from a minor road. Scotgrove drain runs at the south end of the airfield. The airfield was bordered by woods on three of its sides. [2]

History

Second World War

Cold War

The Bomber Command Film Flight Unit was formed here on 10 March 1945, before moving to RAF Fulbeck on 8 April 1945.[9]

Current use

The control tower is currently being used by the Bardney Flyers Model Club, a model aircraft flying club. The former RAF station's hangars have been turned into warehouses.[10]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 46.
  2. ↑ Barrymore Halpenny, Bruce (1981). Action Stations 2: Military airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands (reprint 1984 ed.). Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 37. ISBN 0 85059 484 7.
  3. 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 27.
  4. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 73.
  5. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 74.
  6. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  7. ↑ "RAF Bardney airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  8. ↑ Halpenny 1984, p. 38.
  9. ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 83.
  10. ↑ Halpenny 1984, p. 39.

Bibliography

  • Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
  • Halpenny, B.B. Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands v. 2. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1984. ISBN 978-0850594843.
  • Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
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