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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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 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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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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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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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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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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(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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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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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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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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Engineering Unit Exhibition Production Flight RAF Lindholme — automatic routing No. 840 Signals Unit RAF Rudloe Manor HQ Fixed Telecommunications System...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron (redirect from No. 304 Squadron RAF)
British advisor W/Cdr W. Graham). On 20 July 1941 the squadron moved to RAF Lindholme base. In 1941 the squadron completed 214 missions lasting 1,202 hours...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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(SAM) Sqn) RAF operated on the site with Bristol Bloodhound I missiles under the control of the Tactical Command Centre at RAF Lindholme. The site is...
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England. RAF Sandtoft opened in February 1944 as a satellite airfield to RAF Lindholme which was 3 mi (5 km) to the west. No. 1 Group RAF, RAF Bomber Command...
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