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2002
Hemswell Airfield
Airfield Today:
Agriculture, grain store, industry, antiques centres, etc. Plans to house 750 male illegal immigrants in hangars is not popular locally.
Tower Type:
Watch Office with Tower (Fort Type) 207/36, Tower removed and new control room added 4698/43.
Tower:
Used as office for grain store with new building added at side.
Other Buildings:
Most of airfield buildings remain
History:
Station history coming soon...
Hemswell Photopage
1946 (© Betty Gardener)
2002
RAF Station
Airfield:
Operational Bomber
Opened:
/1937
Closed:
/1967
Code:
HL
USAAF Station:
N/A
Runways:
3 concrete, tarmac
Hangars:
1- T2, 4- C Type
County:
Lincolnshire
Location:
10 miles N of Lincoln
OS Ref:
SK941908
ATB Plans:
No
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Black & white photo © Betty Gardener, via Lincs Aviation Heritage Centre
1982 (© Ian Woodward)
controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2002