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1980 (© Steve Bond, Milton Keynes Aviation Society)
Elsham Wolds Airfield
Airfield Today:
Agriculture, industry, A15 link road.
Tower Type:
Watch Office with Met Section 518/40.
Tower:
Demolished in 1980s, prior to that half had been in use as a house.
Other Buildings:
J Type hangar still survives.
History:
12/16 to 6/19, FE2b aircraft of 33 Sqn operated in this area.
Became Heavy Bomber Station of No 1 Group with Wellington I, Halifax II and Lancaster III of 103 Sqn. Home to the most successful Lancaster of all time - ED888 M2 with 140 ops. (including 98 to Germany, 15 of these over Berlin). Scrapped post-war.
5/42 to 10/43, also 103 Conversion Flight with Halifax II.
1/43 to 4/45, RLG for 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit from Blyton.
11/43, 576 Sqn formed here with Lancaster I and III, left for Fiskerton 10/44.
4/45 to 12/45, 100 Sqn, last op 25/4/45 to Berchtesgarden.
12/45 to 11/46, After the Bomber Sqns left 21 HGCU of Transport Command were here with Halifax, Albermarle and Horsa gliders.
1982 (© Ian Woodward)
RAF Station
Airfield:
Operational Heavy Bomber Station
Opened:
/7/1941
Closed:
/1947
Pundit Code:
ES
USAAF Station:
N/A
Runways:
3, concrete, main on NW-SE axis
Hangars:
1, J Type, 5, T2
County:
Lincolnshire
Location:
7 miles NE of Brigg
OS Ref:
TA042135
ATB Plans:
No
Links:
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Photographs © as stated
Notes:
Decoy airfield at Great Limber to S.E.
1980 (© Steve Bond)
For airfield & control tower: www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2002