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Airport type
  
Military

Location
  
Bardney, Lincolnshire

In use
  
1943-1963

Owner
  
Ministry of Defence

Operator
  
Royal Air Force

Built
  
1942/3

Elevation AMSL
  
39 ft / 12 m

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Royal Air Force Bardney or RAF Bardney is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north of Bardney, Lincolnshire, England and 10.2 miles (16.4 km) east of the County town of Lincoln. It was built as a satellite to RAF Waddington in 1943 and the airfield closed in 1963.

Contents

Second World War

  • Opened on 13 April 1943 as home to No. 9 Squadron RAF.
  • October 1944, No. 227 Squadron formed at Bardney before moving to RAF Balderton.
  • November 1944, No. 189 Squadron formed at Bardney.
  • 7 July 1945, No. 9 Squadron departs and the airfield is closed.

    • Cold War

  • 1945 onwards, site is used by the British Army for vehicle storage.
  • From 1959 to 1963, No. 106 Squadron operates as a Thor missile unit here.

    • At some point the Bomber Command Film Flight Unit was posted here.

    Current use

    The control tower is being restored by the bardney model flyers a remote control aircraft club , former RAF stations the hangars have been turned into warehouses.

    References

    RAF Bardney Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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