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    Royal Air Force Binbrook or RAF Binbrook is a former Royal Air Force station located near Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England. The old domestic site (married...
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    singers recorded by Percy Grainger. Binbrook is close to the site of Binbrook Airfield, originally opened as RAF Binbrook; the airfield housing is now the...
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  • Conversion Unit RAF, RAF Sandtoft equipped with Handley Page Halifax V No. 1 Group Servicing Section, RAF Lindholme No. 12 Base RAF Binbrook Station HQ No...
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    Second World War as part of RAF Bomber Command initially as a satellite station for the Vickers Wellington bombers of RAF Binbrook. By early 1943 the station...
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  • formed on 16 October 1944 at RAF Wittering as part of No. 12 Group RAF, and was disbanded on 1 February 1966 while at RAF Binbrook. All except where noted:...
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    Royal Air Force Akrotiri, commonly abbreviated RAF Akrotiri (IATA: AKT, ICAO: LCRA) (Greek: Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου; Turkish: Kraliyet...
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    in 1955, returning to RAF Binbrook to be disbanded on 15 December 1955. Reformed at RAF Scampton on 1 May 1958 as part of RAF Bomber Command's V-bomber...
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    Squadron having the highest casualty rate of any RAF squadron. In October 1945, the squadron moved to RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire and in June 1946 re-equipped...
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    (1975–1987) RAF Stations RAF Akrotiri RAF Binbrook RAF Coltishall RAF Geilenkirchen RAF Gütersloh RAF Leconfield RAF Middleton St. George RAF Leuchars RAF Tengah...
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  • had been the last units flying the English Electric Lightning F.6 from RAF Binbrook until 1988; 25 Squadron and 85 Squadron had been operating Bristol Bloodhound...
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    carrier HMS Ark Royal. In March 1972, No. 11 Squadron moved south to RAF Binbrook, leaving No. 23 Squadron as the sole Lightning fleet at the base. October...
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    15 June 1940 and 3 July 1940 with the Fairey Battle before moving to RAF Binbrook, also in Lincolnshire. No. 207 Squadron reformed at Waddington on 1 November...
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  • Lightnings with No. 5 Squadron RAF at RAF Binbrook in north-east Lincolnshire, England. Binbrook was one of the bases, along with RAF Coningsby (which flew Phantoms)...
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    village developed around the former RAF station, RAF Binbrook, with most of the population living in the former RAF housing. Since the name of the station...
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    English Electric Lightning F.6 at one time based at RAF Binbrook. During the Second World War RAF aircraft that were secret or carrying secret equipment...
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    July that year and its place was taken by No. 460 Squadron RAAF from RAF Binbrook. This squadron joined No. 57 for transfer to the Far East as part of...
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    Lancaster Mks. I and III. The following May, No. 460 Squadron relocated to RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, from where it participated in the strategic bombing of...
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    advancing German forces over France in May 1940. The squadron moved on to RAF Binbrook in July 1940. By August 1940 the critical war situation caused No. 106...
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  • 1 Squadron RAF Regiment No. II Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment (C-UAS) No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment No...
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    Squadron RAF 1949–55 at RAF Upwood. No. 9 Squadron RAF 1946–52 at RAF Binbrook, then converted to the English Electric Canberra. No. 12 Squadron RAF 1946–52...
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    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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    Lightning F 3 (a supersonic jet-engined interceptor) in mock combat at RAF Binbrook. At the time, British Commonwealth forces were involved in possible action...
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    aircraft and was based at RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire. From August 1988 the squadron operated the twin seat Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leeming. In February...
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    England in June. It was stationed initially at RAF Finningley in South Yorkshire, before moving to RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire during July 1940, when it was...
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    release update on steam locomotive No.13065". 30 May 2018. Collins, Rod. "RAF Binbrook". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 December...
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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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  • (including takeoff and landing scenes) were filmed at the non-operational RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire, England with a period control tower and vehicles being...
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    Lightning jet fighter in its P.1B, F.1 and F.1A variants. The AFDS moved to RAF Binbrook in October 1962, operating the F.2 and T.4 variants until the squadron...
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  • engines at RAF Binbrook and caught fire, one killed. 19 January 1951 VZ469 a Gloster Meteor F.8 of 43 Squadron hit sea during a low run near RAF Leuchars,...
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    Commanding the Flying Wing at RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire England where his wing made first operational use of the Canberra, the first RAF jet bomber. He was awarded...
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