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Binbrook
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1947
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via Ian Woodward)
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RAF
Binbrook airfield - English Electric Lightning -
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Airfield Today:
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Industry
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Met
Section 2328/39 and later post-war VCR to 5871c/55
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Tower:
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Demolished
February 1995
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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Station History coming soon... English Electric - BAC Lightning |
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Binbrook airfield - English Electric Lightning -
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The photo showing the control tower with fire crew was probably taken during the Battle of Britain Sunday airshow. The other two were taken when the tower was being refurbished and we were pressganged into helping to build tempory accommodation in a timber hut built on old oil drums! 1956 (© Ron Lamb) |
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RAF
Binbrook airfield - English Electric Lightning -
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber,
Fighter
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Opened:
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/1940
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Closed:
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/1988
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ID Code:
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BK
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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5x - C Type
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County:
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Lincolnshire
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Location:
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9 miles SW of Grimsby
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OS Ref:
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TF189959
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs
©
copyright as stated
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Control
tower block
1993 (©
Adrian Morris)
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Demolition
in progress...
1995 (©
Ian Reid)
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1995
(©
Ian Reid)
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RAF
Binbrook airfield - English Electric Lightning -
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Control
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Last
of the EE Lightnings at Binbrook - XR724
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1990's
(©
David Hawes)
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RAF
Binbrook airfield - 'The Memphis Belle' film 1990 -
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The mock-up tower built for the film 'Memphis Belle' in 1989 (© Ian Reid) Nothing like the original tower at Bassingbourn, just as the 'remake' is nothing like the original! |
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RAF
Binbrook airfield - 'The Memphis Belle' film 1990 -
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Binbrook Lightnings - airfield & control tower: www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2003 - Binbrook Lightning's
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