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(© Robert Truman)
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RAF
North Killingholme 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 all
Commands, 12779/41 with smaller windows to 343/43
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Tower:
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Demolished.
Can you help with a photograph of this control tower?
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Other
Buildings:
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Very
few, hangars remain
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History:
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Allocated to No 1 Group, Bomber Command.03/01/44 to 31/10/45, 550 Sqn moved here from Waltham with Lancasters. Flew 190 operations from here, with 62 Lancasters lost. |
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RAF
North Killingholme airfield
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Watch
Office for all Commands
12779/41 with smaller front windows to 343/43 (© Robert Truman)
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RAF
North Killingholme airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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11/1943
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Closed:
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10/1945
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Code:
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NK
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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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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8 miles NW of Grimsby
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OS Ref:
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TA131169
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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RAF
North Killingholme airfield
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RAF
North Killingholme airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2002 - North Killingholme -
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