Royal Air Force Lindholme or more simply RAF Lindholme is a former Royal Air Force station in South Yorkshire, England. It was located 3.9 miles (6.3 km)...
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Lindholme may refer to:- Lindholme, South Yorkshire, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, England RAF Lindholme, a World War II bomber station HM...
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now been lost to urban development; however a museum remains. RAF Lindholme RAF Lindholme was home to the Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS), later Strike...
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constructed as RAF Lindholme during the Second World War to house and operate bombers. During the RAF station's lifetime it was home to the RAF Bomber Command...
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Squadron RAF 1946–55 at RAF Coningsby and RAF Hemswell. No. 100 Squadron RAF 1946–54 at RAF Lindholme, RAF Hemswell, RAF Waddington and RAF Wittering, converted...
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water and was still in use in the 21st century. The Lindholme Gear was developed at RAF Lindholme by Group Captain Waring during the 1940s to provide...
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Training Flight RAF equipped with Supermarine Spitfire & Hawker Hurricane RAF Sturgate (satellite of RAF Hemswell) No. 11 Base RAF Lindholme Station HQ No...
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ace and later commissioned into RAF Stanisław Skarżyński – World War II bomber pilot. Commanding Officer RAF Lindholme. Polish Air Force. Transatlantic...
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Squadron left for RAF Wattisham in Suffolk. No. 50 Squadron left the following year, being moved to RAF Lindholme in South Yorkshire. RAF Waddington began...
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were to be the last Lancaster squadron on the station, departing for RAF Lindholme in May 1946. Returning to their former home in December 1945, No. 57...
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Engineering Unit Exhibition Production Flight RAF Lindholme — automatic routing No. 840 Signals Unit RAF Rudloe Manor HQ Fixed Telecommunications System...
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408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (redirect from No. 408 Squadron RAF)
Goose Squadron, as it was to become known, was initially based at RAF Lindholme in Yorkshire, England, and equipped with Handley Page Hampdens. During...
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(OCU) was first created on 15 March 1947 at RAF Lindholme, by re-designation of No. 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF, to convert crews onto the Avro Lancaster...
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1988, p. 103. Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since...
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1957, and became the commander of the Bomber Command Bombing School at RAF Lindholme. In April 1959, he became the Air Officer-in-Charge Administration for...
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List of former Royal Air Force stations (redirect from List of former RAF stations)
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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across the M18 to the east. HMP Lindholme is to the south-east of the town built on the former site of RAF Lindholme. Hatfield is located within the historic...
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After marrying Joan, a WAAF RAF Intelligence Officer, left Elsham Wolds for a flight commander position at RAF Lindholme. His still flew actively, attacking...
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List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force (redirect from No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF)
operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF). With the introduction of new heavy bombers, the four-engined Short Stirling...
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Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code...
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squadron moved to RAF Scampton, being the last squadron on that station to operate the Avro Lancaster The squadron then departed for RAF Lindholme in May, 1946...
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1918–1919 RAF Waddington: 1937–1940 RAF Lindholme: 1940–1941 RAF Swinderby: 1941–1942 RAF Skellingthorpe: 1942–1945 RAF Sturgate: 1945–1946 RAF Waddington:...
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became a radar mechanic at the Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS) at RAF Lindholme. He has been based in South Yorkshire ever since. Clifton's first performing...
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at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996). Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style...
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configuration, which was used by RAF Bomber Command as a replacement for the Avro Lincoln at their Bombing School at RAF Lindholme. The conversion involved the...
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1993) RAF Lindholme (Attached to RAF Brize Norton – closed by SAC – 1962) RAF Manston (Closed by USAFE 1961) RAF Marham (SAC deployments ended 1966) RAF Membury...
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airfield and later as a satellite airfield of RAF Lindholme. Late in 1943 it became a satellite of RAF Ludford Magna. After the war the base was used...
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List of communications units and formations of the Royal Air Force (redirect from Signals Development Unit RAF)
included RAF Signals Command, which was later reduced to group status and incorporated into RAF Strike Command. Nos 26 and No. 60 Group RAF were established...
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experience and glider pilot training until moving to RAF Lindholme on 1 April 1974. This event marked the last RAF use of the airfield which closed and was largely...
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1945 the squadron moved to RAF Scampton before moving to RAF Lindholme with the Lincolns, then moved again in October 1946 to RAF Waddington. In May 1951...
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