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Dunholme
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10th
March 1965 (© Tony Coles)
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Dunholme
Lodge airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
industry
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for Night
Fighter Stations 12096/41
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Tower:
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Demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Demolished
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History:
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1941 to 9/42, grass field used by aircraft from Scampton.9/42 to 5/43, rebuilt as a Class A airfield. 5/43 to 28/9/44, reopened to No 5 Group Bomber Command, 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn Lancasters moved here from Waddington, moved to Spilsby. 4/44 to 30/9/44, 619 Sqn moved here from Coningsby, moved to Strubby. 22/10/44 to 30/11/44, reallocated to No 1 Group, 170 Sqn Lancasters moved here from Kelstern, moved to Hemswell. 120 Lancasters were lost from Dunholme Lodge airfield. Airfield then closed for night operations due to close proximity of other airfields and used for storage of Hamilcar gliders until the end of the war. 1959 to 1964, 141 Sqn Bloodhound missile unit. |
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1964
(© Peter J Broom)
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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1941 - 1945
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Reopened:
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1959 - 1964
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ID Code:
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DL
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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grass then 3 concrete,
tarmac
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 2x - T2
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County:
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Lincolnshire
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Location:
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5 miles NE of Lincoln
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OS Ref:
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SK995784
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Links:
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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1964
Entrance to the 141 Squadron Bloodhound missile site (© Peter J Broom)
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RAF
Dunholme Lodge
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RAF
Dunholme Lodge airfield + airport control tower pictures = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2002
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