Airport type Military In use 1943-1945 (1945) 00/00 0 Owner Air Ministry | Operator Royal Air Force Elevation AMSL 56 ft / 17 m Year built 1942 | |
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Location Fiskerton, Lincolnshire | ||
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Royal Air Force Station Fiskerton or more simply RAF Fiskerton was a Royal Air Force station located north of the Lincolnshire village of Fiskerton, 5.0 miles (8.0 km) east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
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History
It was one of many new bomber airfields built in the early part of World War II. The airfield was situated north of the village. It was one of only 15 RAF airfield equipped with FIDO, a fog-clearing system utilising petrol pumped through pipes alongside the main runway and burned via a sequence of nozzles.
No. 49 Squadron RAF and No. 576 Squadron RAF were stationed at RAF Fiskerton. 49 squadron took part in the Peenemünde raid on the research and development centre for the V2 missile. 576 Squadron took part in the raid on Hitler's hideout at Berchtesgaden and in Operation Manna.
Between 1962 and 1992 a Headquarters of the Royal Observer Corps was located within the airfield boundary.
Current use
Very little now remains of the old airfield. A memorial to 49 and 576 Squadrons can be found on the side of the road near the old main runway.
