RAF Belton Park
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RAF Belton Park | |
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Located near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England | |
Coordinates | 52°55′30.4″N 0°36′16.9″W / 52.925111°N 0.604694°W |
Type | Disestablished Military Training Depot (Non flying station) |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Controlled by | Royal Air Force |
Condition | Some buildings remaining, most converted to temporary housing then demolished and replaced by industrial buildings |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | 1942 - 1946 |
Materials | Brick buildings with some Nissen huts |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Royal Air Force Regiment Training Depot |
RAF Belton Park was established in 1942 as the
History
As early as the 1920s the RAF had formed small airfield defence units but traditionally the role of ground defence had predominantly been handled by detachments of regular army personnel. In the
In January 1942 King
The first Depot was opened in RAF Hunmanby Moor with instructional staff seconded from the Brigade of Guards and the Royal Marines. The Depot moved to Belton Park in 1942.
During the
RAF Belton Park closed in 1946 and the headquarters and depot of the RAF Regiment were combined and relocated to RAF Catterick where they remained until 1994 when they relocated to its current home at RAF Honington.
Belton Park today
In 1946 the site was converted into temporary housing, and named Alma Park Estate. The former NAAFI block was converted into a primary school.
The houses and school have been demolished, and the site is now an industrial estate.