RAF Kirmington

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Coordinates: 53°34′40″N 000°20′39″W / 53.57778°N 0.34417°W / 53.57778; -0.34417
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RAF Kirmington
AMSL
72 ft / 22 m
Coordinates53°34′40″N 000°20′39″W / 53.57778°N 0.34417°W / 53.57778; -0.34417
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RAF Kirmington is located in Lincolnshire
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Royal Air Force Kirmington or more simply RAF Kirmington was a Royal Air Force station located 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north east of Brigg, Lincolnshire and 11 miles (18 km) south west of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.

History

Second World War

It took its name from the village of Kirmington nearby; the most notable squadron posted there was No. 166 Squadron RAF[1] and a memorial plaque to the members of that unit is in the parish church. The airfield opened in January 1942 [2]

Squadron Equipment From To Notes
No. 142 Squadron RAF Vickers Wellington III/X 19 December 1942 19 December 1942 Disbanded[3]
No. 150 Squadron RAF Wellington IC and III October 1942 19 December 1942 Blida, Algeria[4]
No. 153 Squadron RAF Avro Lancaster BI/BIII 7 October 1944 15 October 1944 RAF Scampton Reformed here.[5]
No. 166 Squadron RAF Wellington III/X 27 January 1943 February 1943 Disbanded[6]
Lancaster BI/BIII September 1943 18 November 1945 Disbanded[6]

The site was also used by No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit as a Relief Landing Ground between March and October 1942.[7]

Post 1945

From February 1946 the station was put on care and maintenance until relinquished by the Air Ministry to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1953.[8]

Current use

In 1970, after changing hands several times, Kirmington was selected as the best location for a regional airport serving the

Humberside International Airport.[8]

References

The station bell dating from 1942 is preserved in the lobby of the modern Humberside Airport, with this little plaque below it.

Citations

  1. ^ Halpenny 1981, p. 120.
  2. ISBN 978 1 85306 424 1
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 61.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 62.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 63.
  6. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  7. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 34.
  8. ^ a b Halpenny 1981, p. 121.

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