RAF Kelstern
RAF Kelstern | |||||||||||
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Kelstern, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°24′36″N 000°06′54″W / 53.41000°N 0.11500°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1917 | & 1943||||||||||
In use | 1917-19 1943 - 1945 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 128 metres (420 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Kelstern or RAF Kelstern[1] is a former Royal Air Force satellite station 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south east of Binbrook, Lincolnshire and 4.9 miles (7.9 km) north west of Louth, Lincolnshire, England.
Station history
[edit]The airfield first opened in 1917 as a night landing ground before closing in 1919.[2]
RAF Kelstern re-opened in 1943 and the following squadrons used the airfield:
- No. 33 Squadron RAF.[3]
- No. 170 Squadron RAF reformed at the airfield on 15 October 1944 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Dunholme Lodge on 22 October 1944.[4]
- No. 625 Squadron RAF reformed at Kelstern on 1 October 1943 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Scampton on 5 April 1945, where the squadron disbanded on 14 October 1945.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Forgotten airfields europe". www.forgottenairfields.com.
- ^ "Bomber Command - Kelstern". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "RAF Kelstern". Raf-Lincolnshire.info. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 101.
Bibliography
[edit]- Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.